Schlüpper 1 - 0 Lyon (384568600)

10958 spectators arrived at Venusmuschel, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Steen Rud Lind was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Léon Lamey and Thierry Cheret. Schlüpper tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Starters: Eggenkamp - Ketteringham, Bruynooghe, Číhal, Castillo - von Gerlach, Burckhardt, TalviOja, Gruschka - Delattre, Meluzín.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Lyon. The following players took the field: Paholík - Duek, Schröders, Braca - Hoinkis, Bösch, Čabra, Parafestas, Staub - Rothkegel, Pike.

Many thought G. Bruynooghe ought to have been awarded a penalty 19 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around J. Paholík after a determined run through the middle. E. von Gerlach rose like a salmon, and was very close to scoring with a header after a corner, but sent the ball just over the bar. L. Delattre gave Schlüpper the lead as he successfully challenged the guests' central defenders, then slotted the ball into the bottom corner, giving the keeper no chance. 1 - 0 After 28 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by L. Delattre might have resulted in another goal for Schlüpper. However, J. Paholík made a spectacular save. T. Ketteringham should probably have put his team up another goal after 35 minutes, but some great goalkeeping by J. Paholík kept the visitors in the game. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Schlüpper enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 65 percent of possession.

Maybe due to the uphill battle the team was facing, the Lyon manager looked to change things around. After 62 minutes, O. Staub and P. Hoinkis swapped positions on the field. J. Castillo could have increased the lead after 65 minutes, but his shot hit the post after a nice combination in the middle of the park. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Schlüpper, with 65 percent of the ball.

Schlüpper's best player was D. Burckhardt. On the other hand, T. Ketteringham's play was disheartening. D. Rothkegel performed admirably for Lyon. However, F. Bösch made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 0.