In Ile-de-France a few matches of the Coupe de France were held this Sunday, like the one between Evry FC DHR) and Metz FC (D1). Two clubs, two divisions, one level gap. Evry "knew it was not going to be easy," Metz knew he would have to score as many goals as possible. Actually, thing done. Summary of this meeting of the Coupe de France between the elite of the French championship and one of the small pups of this competition.

Metz without depriving himself

Metz dominates the whole first half, without much surprise, more technical and fast in its movements, which will completely destabilize the players of Evry, who play with the elbows to try to keep the distance. Just before the quarter of an hour, Metz opened the scoring with Adeline Janela, who used a hook to get rid of the Evry defense and to score the first goal Metz in the 13th minute 0-1. Evry understands showed some resistance, but understood from that moment that the match was bent. It was now necessary to get together again, to show homogeneity with Metz, who would not want to stop there for his part. The machine was already running and this goal will be only the first, of the nine others that will follow. He will not be the same as Elodie Martins' first, who will register a fourfold increase for his team from the east. In the 16 meters the Messina enjoys a ball lost by Evry, to take the ball flat foot 0-2. She reiterated in the 26th and 33rd minute, on a free kick well placed, almost at the point of corner, to the right of the goalkeeper, who takes advantage of the deviation of the ball of fists, Andrea Grondin to recover the ball that ricochets on the outside of his foot 0-4. Evry does not give up, but is very technically deprived of a snarling opponent, who will also score his third goal on indirect kick. On a corner shot by Meryll Weneger, Elodie Martins takes the ball from the head to send it to the far post where Marie Papaix 0-5 is located. Evry closes his lines, regains some of his senses, Metz will have more difficulty finding the flaws, facing a team that remains in solidarity despite the heavy score already at the break, maintained on a good job of the captain, Anais Tenreiro and Melissane Soulard who block to avoid the 6th goal. A beginning of meeting dominated without contest or true opposition of Evry, which was let win by the pressure and the liveliness of execution of FC Metz!

Evry capitulates despite his good will

In the second half, the score will be double, even if Evry tries to fix it, to try to change the scenario, without achieving it. A goal conceded would mean a real fault among the Messines, who found their rhythm. Evry is not let down, however, the goal is in mind, take the least goal and register at least one. One thing easier said than done, facing an opponent on his guard, on the lookout and ubiquitous on the ground, like the ex-Sojaldicienne Melissa Godart, who is responsible for blocking and doing somewhat messin game. Just like Juliane Gathrat, the fine flower of the Bleuettes, who is in charge of creating the animation, accompanied by Christy Gavory and Elea Schoch. From the kick-off, Metz will therefore add to the score, on a goal of Christy Gavory precisely, solo, she takes advantage of the exit of the goalkeeper and a hook to be alone against goal 0-6. A sixth goal synonymous with a blow for Evry, who would have wanted to change the course of the scenario. But each messina is put to use, they know that despite the level of Evry's team, it will play to the end, because it is a way to prepare for the resumption of the championship. One way to set up, strategy, and play on the full-size version game tactics, facing a team of physical and solid Evry. In the second half, however, Evry will have more opportunities, orchestrated especially for Sophia Matanda, the offensive weapon of the club, which scored half of the goals of his team in DHR. Or Laura Cineus, who will try the first shot for Evry in the 51st minute, little power to worry Getter Laar. Metz does not flinch and Elodie Martins will set the record straight by scoring just his fourth goal of the game in the 52nd minute, which will probably remain between the throats of Evryennes, as they had tried to prevent this goal, pushed back A first time by Anais Tenreiro, before ricocheting on the bar, to be pushed back by Andrea Grondin, stopped by Laura Cineus and struck powerfully by the Messina 0-7. A real poison for the Evryan defense. The score could have been even heavier, without the decisive stops of the goalkeeper, or those of these teammates on his line or the missed opportunities of Metz. Then comes Adeline Janela, who scored twice in the match, on a good center from the right of Marie Podorgny who carries out a long-term work on his side and will therefore allow Janela to score the 8th goal of Metz in the 58th minute 0-8! Evry also has rather serious attempts, such as this free kick pulled by Tenreiro in the box, which will remain vain for lack of pragmatism on the part of these many teammates in the area, and certainly communication to transform the opportunity. To meet this commitment, it is the captain Messina, Marine Morel who takes care of the answer, on a free kick well placed, 20 meters, full axis. Her shot is millimetered between power and precision, she passes the wall and bites just below the crossbar, the goalkeeper missed a few seconds, but the goal is there 0-9. Evry always tries to react, no player flanks physically, despite the intensity and the blows. Just like the young 18-year-old, Evry, Matanda, who will try to save the honor of the Ile-de-France club, but without any solution, she lets herself be won over by nervousness, which makes her lose her technique and her acuity to go before, blocked especially by the keeper messina in his breakthrough, like a wall! The frustration is on the face of the player, who is not used to playing in these conditions, logically. But this goal would have marked a real performance for her and her teammates. It will even defuse a dangerous action by facing two messines, to let the ball out in six meters. A trait that proves the potential of the player, who played for some time with the FCF Juvisy club at 16, before taking a break of 2 years. Or again this rescue of Emilie Douet, decisive as the last rampart of Evry, when she stops on the line a balloon or at this precise moment, or she releases a center at ground level of Gavory, which manages to take by surprise the Evryenne guardian. Abnegation is a strong point of the Ile-de-France team, despite the difficulty of facing together in certain moments. Then, the demonstration does not stop there for the club of D1, for this game of Coupe de France, but ends with the tenth goal Metz (the eleventh since the beginning of the season for Metz). A goal that could have been avoided. It is again Marie Podgorny who is in charge to create the occasion since the right flank, deviated of the head by Christy Gavory, before being in the feet of the evryenne, Laura Cineus, who will make the mistake to control to put the ball back, fleeing towards the goal of his team, pledged by teammate Melissane Soulard, who, to his great regret, will ricochet Christy Gavory in the 82nd minute 0-10! The anthology is over. A breathtaking, one-sided game, which will remain for one as for the other, a way to learn to do better for the next matches. The exploit will not take place. We would have liked to believe, just like the fans, until the end of the match, but the opponent was far too master of the situation to be scared by the Ile-de-France club Evry. Metz was full of confidence. But will that be enough against his next opponent of the championship, AS Saint-Etienne? The Messines are keen to get off to a good start in the second half of the season and get out of the relegation zone, which does not look like an easy task.

Photos: Nelson Fatagraf