We hate to say we told you so, but the final of the last European Club Championship between Crefelder and Terrassa turned out to be a non-event. Perhaps it was the drizzle but Terrassa seemed to lack the drive and determination that gave them victory against Bloemendaal yesterday and the Germans’ more clinical style carried the day. From where I was sitting I could see Dutch national manager Roelant Oltmans being interviewed for Dutch television about the bronze medal match between Bloemendaal and Reading, and who can blame them for finding something more interesting to talk about than the game on the pitch? The single goal, when it came, was three minutes from time and was scored by Benjamin Wess.
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