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Women's French Cup: Fleury defeats OL on penalties and wins the first final in its history

2024-03-09T19:27:47.089Z

Highlights: Women's French Cup: Fleury defeats OL on penalties and wins the first final in its history. The final, obviously 100% Ile-de-France, will be played in Montpellier on Saturday May 4. On Sunday, the other semi-final will pit Paris FC against PSG in Bondoufle (3 p.m./beIN Sports 1) Lles Franciliennes, of which it was the 3rd half, will play the firstFinal in their history.


The Essonne team led by Fabrice Abriel managed to eliminate OL, 10 times Cup winners and who were seeking their 15th final.


Fleury had never beaten OL, and remained on 12 defeats and a draw against Lyon.

The Essonne team has still not strictly dominated the Lyon ogre, but it knocked him off his pedestal, depriving him of his 15th final.

This Saturday, Fabrice Abriel's team won its semi-final after a final save from its goalkeeper Chloé N'Gazi on Delphine Cascarino's last shot on goal.

Lles Franciliennes, of which it was the 3rd half, will play the first final in their history.

On Sunday, the other semi-final will pit Paris FC against PSG in Bondoufle (3 p.m./beIN Sports 1).

The final, obviously 100% Ile-de-France, will be played in Montpellier on Saturday May 4.

“It was a big match, with not many saves but important saves,” declared N'Gazi, the Fleury goalkeeper, a big protagonist of the FCF's success, speaking to beIN Sports.

It was teamwork, everyone gave 100%.

(...) We went to look for them.

We respected the coach's game plan and we believed in it with him.

Arch favorite, the women's OL can only blame themselves, too lacking in ideas and too imprecise.

A cross from Dabritz found Hegerberg whose left-footed shot, from close range, was kicked aside by N'Gazi, the FC Fleury Féminines goalkeeper (2nd).

But it was a sham start to the match on the part of Sonia Bompastor's players in their Gérard-Houllier stadium in Décines-Charpieu.

That will be about it for the entire first period, for the show as well as for the Norwegian.

Injured while trying to obstruct a clearance at N'Gazi's foot, the Lyon center forward gave way to Majri after 20 minutes.

After which, the Lyonnaises established their domination, both territorially and in terms of possession, but without ever posing a real threat to the Essonne goal until the break.

So much so that the visiting team gradually became emboldened.

The best opportunity of the first period thus fell to Fleury, when Kouassi, slightly off-center on the left side, broke away from Sombath to place a powerful left-footed shot which was repelled with both hands by Endler, the Lyon goalkeeper (31st).

Upon returning from the locker room, Le Sommer, well served in space by Bacha, inherited a great opportunity, but did not sufficiently cross her shot in front of N'Gazi (46th).

Then, not much, other than N'Gazi's super reflex save on Van De Donk's head (85th), entered during the game, or this fleeing ball from Le Sommer just in front of the opposing goal (90th + 3).

As time took its toll, the Lyonnaises approached, but without great ideas.

On the opposite side, offensive resources seemed to flee from the Ile-de-France team as the minutes passed, at the same time as the interesting prospect of a penalty shootout was taking shape.

Excellent calculation.

Source: leparis

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