On a terrain made difficult by the weather conditions, FC Rouen eliminates Arras after the penalty shoot-out. The little puffet of the 2015 edition arrived without real ambition yet managed to lead this meeting until the last minute of play, a minute when the North club decided to equalize on corner.
Favoring their respective championship (Pool A for Arras, B for Rouen), the two teams have no particular ambitions in this competition and this is what the coach reminds at the end of the match "my big problem". is not to play for two months (three games until March 15). The cup is still the cup, if we can go far we go but it's still a little random. "
On the field, the match is balanced and will be decided after the opener of Tiffany Vassant shortly before the half hour of play (0-1, 27th). Only part in counterattack, she deceives Manuela Cuvelier right foot to open the scoring. The score does not evolve until the break, the goal denied for Arras will not change the situation.
While the assistant referee is replaced on injury by an Arsenian leader, the second half resumes and the chances of Arras lack the edge to deceive Amandine Leulier. The clock ticks and the Normans see the qualification arrive. Charlotte Saint-Sans Levacher's or Many N'Diaye's unconvincing strikes accentuate the idea that the score is made, before the strike of Christy Gavory turned to a corner by Leulier. On this corner is the attacker of the former resident of D1 who equalizes the head ... in the 94th minute.
Direction penalties on both teams, and this game is the visitors who win: 4-2. The 2014-2015 pintlet qualifies for the second round of the cup, which sees the D1 clubs enter the competition.
Draw 1 / 32nd of the final: Wednesday 16, 12h.

The reaction: Stéphane Arnold (FC Rouen coach)
"I studied this team with the video and the confreres that I called, what I saw was that it was very solid and very consistent line by line. Transcending a little bit, we had our game plan that worked well, and we really contained their assaults and padlocked their strengths.They were looking for other solutions they did not have. this 94th which is a little headache but it is the cup so that's it.I asked the players to be proud and they were.When the game ends I ask them to raise the head and to be proud because they could be, we tend to talk lottery but it is not a lot, it is a quality of knowing how to put them in. There is a special relationship between the player and the goalkeeper is a quality of knowing how to mark them.
Above all, we had to stay true to what we had been doing since the beginning of the season, as solid as possible because we were going to get into it. They transcended themselves, some even surprised me on this match. We tried to stay ourselves and go for the emotions related to the cup, we managed so much better. For the draw nothing special, if we can avoid a D1 it suits us. But most of all I want to play at home, I'm tired of moving (laugh)! "

Adrien BRAY