It turned out that German goalkeeper coach Kopke gave Lehmann a secret note before the game, which listed the penalty habits of Argentine players. Lehmann would put the note into his socks every time before taking a penalty, and later became the focus of major German newspapers.
It is understood that the note reads as follows:
1. Riquelme, shot in the upper left corner.
2. Crespo, long-distance run-up shot to the right, short-distance run-up shot to the left.
3. Heinze, shot in the lower left corner.
4. Ayala, long pause, long-distance run-up shot to the right
5. Messi, shoot to the left
6. aimar, shoot to the left after a long pause.
7. Rodriguez, shoot to the left.