mandeline 2 - 1 Lille (385920680)

Clear skies welcomed the 24125 spectators who had made their way to temple mandelien. Borre Langedijk was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hermannus Helderman and Stojadin Barišić. mandeline had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Lovison - Agulha, Xuste, Wahlner - Incatasciato, Lupşe, Vyžintas, Brugmans, Kosicki - Bergon, Tyne.

Lille decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Starters: Bałamut - Grech, Marjoniemi, Fouillade - Basset, Mertol, Losson, Ivanišević, Izu - Bessa, Thuillier.

mandeline clearly preferred using their ability to attack in the middle. D. Izu of Lille seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 0 - 1 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by C. Bessa. mandeline's A. Xuste made a successful breakthrough on the left after 31 minutes and should have levelled the score, but instead he clipped it over the bar. 33 minutes into the game, G. Incatasciato came close to levelling the score with a dangerous shot from the centre of the area that went just over the bar. With the clock showing 34 minutes played, a great pass from the defensive line of Lille resulted in a counterattack that was smoothly brought under control by H. Mertol in the centre of the opposition's penalty area, but his finish went high. With 40 minutes played, the mandeline coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. É. Dumoulin came on, C. Kosicki had to leave the fray. Halftime score was 0 - 1. mandeline had most of the ball, with 60 percent of possession.

Lille's F. Losson got himself booked for a foul. After 65 minutes, S. Bergon got through on the right and was very close to equalising for the home side, but didn't get the shot away. With the crowd on their feet chanting wildly, some great moves down the right hand side after 83 minutes gave mandeline a wonderful opportunity to level the score, and S. Bergon stepped up to the challenge. 1 - 1 mandeline took the lead 84 minutes into the game by 2 - 1, as J. Brugmans elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. mandeline enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 62 percent of possession.

Most important mandeline player was T. Lupşe. G. Lovison was a disappointment, however. Lille's top performer was clearly D. Ivanišević. However, D. Izu made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 1.