Comme si le double week-end précédent à Lugano et Wettingen n’avait pas suffi, les joueurs de la Première équipe se retrouvaient ce dimanche – à nouveau – à 7h00 à la gare de Cornavin. Mais la destination est bien moins lointaine : Olten. Certains s’octroient même une demi heure de sommeil en plus et garnissent ainsi généreusement la caisse de la Première.

C’est sous un ciel bas et un petit crachin inamical que les Servettiens foulent la pelouse du HC Olten. Un adversaire qui, faut-il le rappeler, avait infligé une des plus grosses claques de la saison passée (0-4) à des Grenat passés manifestement à côté de leur match. Il s’agissait donc de ne pas renouveler cet « exploit » en prenant le contrôle des opérations dès l’entame de la partie.

Avec un effectif réduit et les premiers pas en match de quelques débutantes, ce match à Zurich s’annonçait difficile. Il a tenu ses promesses…

After a relatively easy win on Saturday over HAC Lugano for the Swiss Cup a more interesting game was scheduled on Sunday, a game between the defending champions and the cupholder. Not surprisingly the current numbers one and two in the league. The more fanatic supporters know that our level of play in the championship has not been convincing so far with two tiny wins over HC Wettingen and Luzerner SC and a draw against Stade Lausanne last week. Bearing in mind that Rotweiss Wettingen had crushed Black Boys HC (1-7) last week in Geneva we knew we had to be at our very best to stand a fair chance against the favourites for this years championship.

Weekend 5 of the season brought the first "double header" weekend. Round one of the cup on Saturday in Lugano followed by Rotweiss in Wettingen on Sunday. The team were all present and raring to go at 6.50 on Saturday morning for the first leg of the marathon weekend. After 6 scenic hours on the train we arrived to hazy sunshine in Lugano with everybody eager to get the defense of the Swiss cup under way.

In the 3rd game of the season, Servette entertained Stade Lausanne in Geneva. The match started with Servette dominant in possession, keeping the ball well and frustrating the Lausanne team. This possession allowed for some good attacking chances, but there was no end result for the Servette team.

The breakthrough finally came after 20 minutes when Gareth Mckeown after some good build up play, calmly lifted the ball over the keeper to give Servette the lead. That is Gareth’s 6th goal of the season.

The rest of the half was a continuation of the normal. Servette keeping the ball and not many chances at either goal.