The Racing trainees are the first to be dangerous. On a ball that drags around the surface, Depuidt is the most pugnacious but his too cross shot does nothing (21e ). While the locals seem to take the game on their own, Biesheim becomes incisive. Alves connects a sombrero and a left foot volley. But Risser is vigilant (28e ).
Then following a recovery of the ball in the Strasbourg camp, Reppert, launched in depth, beats the exit of the goalkeeper to open the scoring (0-1, 36e ).
The young Strasbourg shooters try to come back before half-time but Depuidt only finds the left upright of …
