The Cup. Young Boys and Servette met at the final and the clash ended 2-2. Young Boys prevailed in the extra-time, scoring 2 unanswered goals and triumphed 4-2.
The happy winners, all smiles and fit for more running after 120 minutes of playing. The trophy in their hands gave them wings.
Servette lost and finished the season empty-handed. Missing a little was enough to miss much: unable to come even close to bronze medals, losing the Cup in overtime, but by 2 goals.
Young Boys had big success – this was their 6th Cup, but the previous one was won 10 years ago.
Crouching from left: Aleksander Mandziara -coach, Bjorn Nilsson, Joachim Siwek, Jean-Marie Conz, Robert Prytz, Martin Jeitzinger, Adam Mandziara, Jurg Wittwer, Urs Zurbuchen.
Standing: Dario Zuffi, Erich Hanzi, Stefan Knutti, Rene Sutter, Martin Weber, Reto Gertschen, Alain Baumann, Urs Bamert, Henner (?) – superintendent.
Well, a typically unassuming Swiss team, depending largely on few strong players, usually foreigners. The big names here were Swedish stars – Nilsson and especially Prytz. There was another foreigner, although he was not really an imported player – the son the coach, Adam Mandziara, is often listed as Polish, as his father. But he never played in Poland, unlike Joachim Siwek, a real Polish import. Well, Prytz, Nilsson, Siwek, and Swiss strong players Weber and Sutter… quite enough to win a trophy. However, there was young talent here, something for the future: Adam Mandziara could be considered such promise, if only for the moment, but more so Rene Sutter and his younger brother Alain Sutter. But no matter how promising the team was, Young Boys will not win 7th Cup to this very day.