lOlympique 1 - 2 Gourvennec (385977310)

The 15514 fans in attendance at Jerico Arena were roasting in the hot sun. Heimrich Hampeis was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Darío León and Alkım Fercan. lOlympique started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. They fielded: Zdravkov - Grinden, Walenta, Maltzeff, Christofoletti - Gessl, Dellonder, Ovesson, Larsson, Belyaninov - Urczucza.

Gourvennec had chosen a strategic 4-5-1 formation. The following players had been chosen: Vilela - Bangsgaard, Constantinescu, Desiato, Gil - Petrů, Guimerà, Sirén, Everhart, Teufl - Kis.

lOlympique clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could. After 2 minutes, lOlympique raised their score by one when Y. Gessl's dangerous low cross was cleverly tucked in at the near post by A. Urczucza. 1 - 0. With 28 minutes played, the visitors could have drawn level after T. Bangsgaard came through the middle, but his kick went wide. The sun seemed to put J. Sirén in a great mood, and he showed off his technical skills all match long. The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. lOlympique claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 58 percent.

Gourvennec needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 55 minutes J. Teufl made way for H. Sörensson. P. Larsson wasn't much help defensively. His energy-consuming forward runs proved quite costly in the oppressive heat. lOlympique's Y. Gessl had an excellent opportunity after 66 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! The coach of lOlympique was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 68 minutes, M. Jibotean came on for A. Urczucza. The bench was restless, and with 70 minutes passed Gourvennec's coach gave R. da Silva the opportunity the player had been hoping for. D. Guimerà reluctantly left the field. The referee was not popular with the home supporters after he awarded Gourvennec a controversial penalty after 77 minutes. B. Everhart made no mistake, levelling the score at 1 - 1. The home keeper expected a move to the right, but B. Everhart surprised him with a free kick aimed the other way 83 minutes into the match. 1 - 2 for Gourvennec. lOlympique had most of the ball, with 53 percent of possession.

M. Jibotean performed admirably for lOlympique. G. Maltzeff on the other hand, had a terrible day. Gourvennec's best player was A. Desiato. However, M. Constantinescu made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 2.