It was another loss for ESFC as the lack of players proved to be an obstacle again this season. New Olympique went ahead by three goals in the first half as the out-of-sort ESFC players could not focus on the game. They were probably hungover from celebrating Chelsea's victory in the Champions' League.
Anyway, a tactical masterstroke by Roberto ST Matteo to switch the formation to 3-5-2 nearly paid dividends. Minglong continued his good form by scoring the first goal but New Olympique pulled one back immediately. Then, Darren surprised everyone by scoring two goals to give ESFC a fighting chance. Sadly, Reyro could not finish off the last attack to give ESFC a romantic ending that they deserved.
"Never had a loss felt so good," to quote Eugene in describing this wonderful encounter.
