Qualifying hopes for Boleslav became spoiled by a goal in the last minute of the first half when Mutu converted a strictly ordered penalty kick. Rajnoch managed to equalize after the break, however, the Fiorentina striker Vieri beat Pižanowski shortly after that. The Boleslav lost the first half through their passive performance; they were more courageous in the second half but this was not enough for win over the fifth team of the top Italian competition. Like a year ago, they obtained three points in a group of the UEFA Cup, this time for one win whereas for three ties in last year.  

The Boleslav players started very withdrawn and Fiorentina pushed on the goal of Pižanowski easily. The Boleslav goalkeeper only rebounded a sharp centre pass from a side in the 11th minute, Pazzini did not manage to orientate himself and Kopic cleared the ball away from the penalty area. The Boleslav team answered with an attack that resulted in a corner kick. Kalina aimed his centre pass from the left-hand wing in front of the goal after unsuccessful shot by Hrdlička but the defenders of Fiorentina were ready.The Portuguese referee judged a duel between Procházka and Pazzini as a penalty foul three minutes before the end of the first half and the experienced Mutu aimed his penalty shot in the opposite side than Pižanowski jumped – 1:0. Before the players left the pitch for the half break, the ball from a free kick just cleared the crossbar of the Lupatelli’s goal.