P W D L F A PTS
Inter 6 3 2 1 12 8 11
Ajax 6 2 2 2 6 5 8
Lyon 6 2 2 2 12 9 8
Rosenborg 6 0 4 2 4 12 4
Phase Two
UEFA Cup
12 NOVEMBER 2002
AJAX 1-2 INTER
Van der Vaart 94 Crespo 50, 52
Crespo scored two headed goals in two minutes to give Inter top spot in
the group. The first from a Di Biagio cross and the second, a phenomenal
header, from an unlikely source - Vieri. Van der Vaart scored a late,
deflected consolation goal.
ROSENBORG 1-1 LYON
Brattbakk 69 Govou 84
A mistake by Cacapa allowed Brattbakk to run onto a long ball, cut
inside the box and drill a show inside the post. Govou equalised with
a low drive. Andersson missed a free header in injury time.
30 OCTOBER 2002
INTER 3-0 ROSENBORG
Recoba 31
Sarrinen 52 og
Crespo 72
Recoba pulled down a ball from Conceicao before smashing the ball past
Arason. Sarrinen beat his own keeper with a spectacular diving header from
Conceicao's cross. Crespo tapped in Inter's third from Conceicao's deflected
cross.
Assist : Conceicao
LYON 0-2 AJAX
Pienaar 7
Van der Vaart 93
Pienaar who must be 3ft 6in, slotted Mido's centre past Coupet. Lyon were
screwed out of an equaliser when Chivu cleared Andersson's header from
inside the goal. Chivu went in with a sliding tackle on Vairelle and the
Frenchman made sure he walked when he threw himself to the ground and
feigned injury. Van der Vaart completed the robbery when he slid in to meet
Maxwell's centre.
Assists : Mido, Maxwell
Red Card : Chivu 62 (Ajax)
Inter, Ajax and Lyon all go through with victories in their final matches. If Lyon
draw and Ajax loose to Inter Ajax go through because of their superior head
to head record against Lyon. If Lyon draw and Inter loose Lyon go through
due to their superior head to head record against Inter. I think!
22 OCTOBER 2002
AJAX 1-1 ROSENBORG
Ibrahimovic 41 Skammelsrud 85 Pen
Ibrahimovic once again found himself unmarked in front of goal, which takes
some doing given his size, and tapped into an empty net following a surging
run down the left flank by Tunisian fullback Hatem Trabelsi. Enerly equalised
from the penalty spot after JVD (Jelle Van Damme) handled on the line.
Assist : Trabelsi
Red Card : Jelle Van Damme 84 (Ajax)
LYON 3-3 INTER
Andersson 20, 75 Zanetti 31
Carriere 44 Crespo 55, 66
A phenomenal one touch passing move tore the Inter defence apart, Carriere
supplied the final pass and Andersson, the most spectacular goalscorer in
Europe, another spectacular finish. Inter were level on the half hour mark,
Cacapa dived in to block a cross from Zanetti but the ball bounced off him
over Coupet. Another slick, rapid passing move put Lyon back in front,
Carriere sliding in to meet Juninho's centre. Crespo smashed in the equaliser
after Coupet had denied Vieri and headed Inter in front for the first time in
the match from Emre's corner. Andersson tapped in fellow Brazilian
Edmilson's centre when the Inter defence went to sleep on a free kick.
Assists : Carriere, Juninho, Emre (corner), Edmilson
2 OCTOBER 2002
INTER 1-2 LYON
Cannavaro 72 Govou 21
Andersson 59
A quick counter attack gave Lyon the lead. Carriere pounced on a mistake
by Cannavaro before playing a one-two with Andersson and dropping a
fantastic first time pass to Govou who beat Toldo via a deflection off
Cannavaro. Andersson scored another fantastic goal, this time he thundered
an awesome left foot shot into the roof of the net from 25yds. Cannavaro
almost made up for his earlier mistake when he headed in a Recoba corner
but Lyon held on to record a rare away victory which is major bad news for
Inter given Lyon's excellent home record.
Andersson is the most spectacular goalscorer in Europe.
Assists : Carriere, Recoba (ck)
ROSENBORG 0-0 AJAX
Lots of wild shooting by both teams. Rosenborg should have had a penalty
but who cares, they suck.
25 SEPTEMBER 2002
INTER 1-0 AJAX
Crespo 75
Crespo won it for Inter with a moment of quality in an otherwise poor
encounter. Fellow Argentinean Almeyda launched a cross into the box
and Crepo deftly volleyed into the corner.
Assist : Almeyda
LYON 5-0 ROSENBORG
Carriere 6
Vairelles 26, 45
Andersson 34
Luyindula 75
Carriere began the rout on six minutes. He played a one-two with Andersson,
broke into the box and chipped over Arason. Carriere laid on the second for
Vairelles with an outrageous pass straight through Skammelsrud's legs and
released Andersson with a perfectly weighted 30yd pass, matched by a typically
flamboyant finish from the Brazilian, for Lyon's third. Vairelles banged in a fourth
on half time. Coupet saved a Skammelsrud penalty. Lyon could only manage one
goal in the second half, Luyindula powering Deflandre's cross past Arason.
Assists : Andersson, Carriere (x2), Diarra, Deflandre
16 SEPTEMBER 2002
AJAX 2-1 LYON
Ibrahimovic 11, 35 Andersson 84
There was some excellent one touch passing prior to Ajax's goal. Zlatan 'The
Prodigy' Ibrahimovic received the pass inside the box then backed away
before smoking two players on the by-line, by switching feet I might add,
and blasting the ball in off the post from an acute angle. Litmanen released
Sikora with a beautiful chipped pass over two defenders and his centre was
lifted over Coupet by Ibrahimovic. Andersson scored an outrageous late
consolation goal. Laville launched a hail Mary ball 60yds downfield, Andersson,
who was being pulled by Bergdolmo, took one touch to pull it down, flicked
it up, turned and volleyed over Stekelenburg. I will be AMAZED if that isn't
goal of the season. Yakuba walked for a heavy foul on Diarra, fortunately
Diarra wasn't hurt.
Today I think I saw the new Bergkamp but he's not Dutch, he's Swedish.
Assists : Galasek, Sikora
Red Card : Yakuba 85 (Ajax)
ROSENBORG 2-2 INTER
Karadas 52, 65 Crespo 34, 79
Crespo scored his first goal for Inter when his shot deflected in off Basma. The
Inter defence ball watched a corner and Karadas stole a yard on Cannavaro
to draw the home side level. Brattbakk missed a sitter seconds later but
Karadas made it 2-1 when he leapt between Materazzi and Coco to power
home Olsen's cross. Crespo rescued a point with a brilliant volley from
Recoba's deflected free kick.
Assists : Olsen (ck), Olsen
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