Season 93 - Are you ready?

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The stadium wasn't full for Desert Rats' Champions League Final, but that wasn't a first in this manager's previous experience.

Overnight injury worry Mohamed Lotfy made it as far as the Substitutes bench, but wasn't needed as Desert Rats completed their third treble with a workmanlike performance over their slightly lesser Quality opponents. Having won over two Legs in the Cup earlier in the season, Desert Rats were in the ascendency over their adversary, but things looked grim when left-winger Stefan Vucomanovic found his name in the referee's notebook as early as the first minute, and he knew his contribution to this match was going to end sooner than later. The Management bravely left him stewing on the pitch until half time, when he was hooked in favour of right winger Patrick Tillmanns. There was definitely an indication of utility attacking midfielder Sebastian Nielsen's preferred side, because, apart from an assist for midfielder Eric Yeste's 14th minute strike which gave the Rats the lead, he contributed little from his right-wing berth, but after the break, having been switched to the left to replace Vucomanovic, he became all-business. In the 77th minute, just when the anxiety over the match position was rising, Nielsen broke with his previous practice of crossing from the left-wing and cut in himself, evading a defender and slotting the ball past the advancing custodian to increase the lead, which Desert Rats held until the final whistle, winning the Champions League 2-0.




Couldn't have said it better myself...



Many thanks to all who supported the Rats today.