RLU 0 - 0 Desportivo (370399440)

22464 spectators had found their way to Massalia Arena, despite the heavy rain. Calle Fagerquist was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Vaggos Kalliatakis and Yoshito Nagasawa. A 5-4-1 alignment was the formation of choice for RLU. The following players had been chosen: Şükür - Fabre, Ledoux, Renaudeau, Thomas, Simonet - Angebault, Vieira, Leroy, Declemy - Eudes.

Desportivo started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Starters: Blog - Wuidar, Zdonek, Zapparoli - Śliwczyński, Muuro, Mester, Schröck, Solaini - Freyth, Serrano Rubiera.

It was an obvious ambition of RLU to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Desportivo were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. It was obvious that Desportivo had instructions to attack on the wings instead of in the middle. After 26 minutes, RLU's Ş. Şükür fell awkwardly, but was determined to stay in the match. That's the spirit! E. Wuidar was uncomfortable with the soggy pitch as he couldn't move the ball around with his usual grace. The guests almost went up by a goal after 39 minutes when R. Solaini came through and shot from the right. The ball bounced harmlessly off the post, though. S. Declemy spent most of the time in a heap on the ground today, his normally rapid movement hindered by the slippery pitch. At 43 minutes played, J. Eudes came in from the right with the intention of giving RLU the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. A. Ledoux neatly controlled the ball after a short corner, and knocked it on to J. Eudes who had the whole net open before him, but only managed to hit the post. R. Schröck of Desportivo was booked for kicking the ball away after the whistle. The teams went for the halftime break at 0 - 0. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Desportivo, with 56 percent of the ball.

T. Fabre would have preferred to play on, but his coach decided otherwise. L. Simon entered the game for RLU as the match clock showed 60 minutes. 60 minutes into the match, the referee signalled for a RLU substitution. J. Mercier came on for S. Declemy. The game was characterised by rough play and many physical challenges on the wet field, but L. Simon showed great heart and had a good game. After 75 minutes, the RLU coach wanted to see a new face on the pitch, waving G. Leroy off the field. J. Poli took his place. RLU created a good opportunity to score 77 minutes into the match when S. Simonet's hooked ball from the left created a scuffle in front of the goal, and the visitors' defenders had a hard time clearing the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Desportivo nearly took the lead, as J. Śliwczyński broke through on the right. Ş. Şükür made the save, however. RLU's C. Renaudeau refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 87 minutes. Players in Desportivo heard their coach's words ringing in their ears and steered their central attacks to the wings instead. Possession in this half belonged to Desportivo, who controlled the ball 54 percent of the time.

The most dominating RLU player was without a doubt J. Eudes. However, Ş. Şükür made a disastrous appearance. Most important Desportivo player was Á. Serrano Rubiera. On the other hand, M. Blog's play was disheartening. The match ends 0 - 0.