No D1 on the program this weekend, the opportunity for Paris Saint-Germain and Rodez to play their eighth-finals Cup of France. A game late, offbeat because of snowy episodes. Dominating Rodez 5-1 at home, the girls of Patrice Lair rallied to the quarter-finals where they will face AS Saint-Etienne on April 15, for a place in the last four.


PSG posted a 4-3-3 rather classic with the return of Katarzyna Kiedrzynek in the Parisian cages. The opportunity to give some time to play the Polish goalkeeper before facing Montpellier in the league next weekend. For her part, Christiane Endler flew away from the eighth-finals for the Copa America, with Chile, Kiedrzynek is likely to regain a status holder in his absence.

On the Aveyron side, the motto was very different: to give playing time to the whole team. Especially in view of precious games for maintenance that arrive. So we find on the bench players widely used in the league as Laurie Cance, Flavie Lemaitre, Anne-Marie Banuta, and in the field of less used players, like Anne-Sophie Ginestet returning from injury.


Hermoso launches the Parisiennes


The local players will quickly take the game to their account and the first attacks in the opposing camp will not delay. But the defense of Rodez is in place at the beginning of the match and blocks the centers. But shortly before the tenth minute of play, Rodez will end up playing at 10 for almost five minutes. An inferiority due to the absence of Gloria Mabomba. The Ruthenian player bleeds from the nose and must be treated on the edge of the field to stop the bleeding before returning home. A period during which the Rafettes will concede the opening of the score ...

On a center right side of Kadidiatou Diani repulsed, Ashley Lawrence arrives at the fall of the balloon. But instead of trying a shot, the Canadian shifts cleverly on his right Jennifer Hermoso. The Spaniard then makes speak his left foot and triggers a sublime hit at the entrance to the surface and will lodge in the opposite corner of Julie Niphon (12th). Three minutes later, Hermoso did not go far from the double with this flat foot that would fetch the opposite small net. The door Ruthenian was beaten but it is saved on the line by Marine De Sousa.

A clear domination of the PSG that will quickly materialize with a second goal, following a sublime combination free kick. Eve Perisset, right foot, and Jennifer Hermoso, left foot, will put each in the position of striking. Finally, Hermoso pretends to pass over the ball and let his teammate shoot. Except that Perisset does not hit, she passes on his right towards Formiga who was alone in withdrawal. The Paris captain then sends a millimeter pass in the depth to Hermoso, who has bypassed the defense from the left, and the Spanish can then center hard towards the first post where Marie Antoinette Katoto concludes (20th). Fast, tactical and technical, this action leaves Rodez on the spot.


The replica of the Rafettes after the break


The first chance comes at the half-hour mark on a lost ball by Erika. Gloria Mabomba recovers and goes to the goal. She resists the return of Formiga but his shot still lacks power to put in trouble Kiedrzynek (29th). No more worried than that in this first act, the PSG joined the locker room with three goals in advance, thanks to a Jenni Hermoso still decisive. Eve Perisset launches Kadidiatou Diani right side. The international tricolor center at the far post where Hermoso resumes his head (32).

On the other hand, the players of Patrice Lair will lack vigilance at the beginning of the second period and concede a goal. Gloria Mabomba kicks off for Rodez and goes through Laurie Cance, just coming into play, which then gives Clara Noiran. The latter found Mabomba in the back of Paulina Dudek who has also come into play on the Paris side, instead of Erika. Gloria Mabomba then wins her duel with the Paris car door and saves the honor of the players of Aveyron (46th).

A better start and overall a better second half from the Rafettes, but Paris does not demobilize so far. The young Sandy Baltimore, holder in this left lane, will deliver a good performance in the image of what she had shown in the league during the match against Paris FC. A performance rewarded with a new goal. Diani center to the second post, it is returning, Baltimore only has to cut on the goal line (59th). In the wake of her goal, she gives way to Marie-Laure Delie.

Shortly after the hour of play, Rodez will offer two new opportunities, a shot from Flavie Lemaître who shaves the left corner (64th) and a free kick by Julie Peruzzetto who hit the outside of the right post before going out (67th).

Peruzzetto, season ended?


It was finally Marie-Laure Delie who completed the Parisian success with a fifth red and blue goal. Left side, Katoto puts back in the surface. The French attacker then realizes a perfect oriented control and continues with a strike that takes against Niphon (80th).

An action that was expensive for Rodez. Not by this goal conceded in a match already folded, but at the start of this action, Delie center towards Diani and pushing this center Peruzzetto falls down badly on his supports and his left knee turns. The Ruthenian player stays on the surface and the action continues. After the goal, Peruzzetto comes out in tears, leaving her team-mates to finish at ten (Rodez had already made her three changes). Probably touched ligament, Julie Peruzzetto could see his season over. A heavy loss for the Rafettes, who would lose there an important element of their team while the club of Aveyron will chain four decisive matches for the maintenance (Lille, Albi, Fleury and Marseille).


With this victory without appeal, the PSG file in the quarter-finals with a now complete table * for this new round of Cup. In the quarter, the Parisiennes will move to Saint-Étienne on Sunday, April 15th.


* As a reminder, here are the posters of the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France: Stade Brestois (D2) - Montpellier HSC (D1), Le Havre AC (R1) - ASJ Soyaux (D1), Arras FCF (D2) - Olympique Lyonnais (D1) and AS Saint-Etienne (D2) - Paris Saint-Germain (D1). The matches will take place on April 14th and 15th.


The post-match reactions:

Patrice Lair (PSG, coach): "Jennifer Hermoso brings us a lot more in the game. It's very interesting"

Manon Guitard (Rodez): "We'll have to get points from next week"

Grégory Mleko (Rodez, coach): "They are able to get support"


Match sheet


Sunday, March 25, 2018 - Stade Georges Lefèvre (Saint-Germain en Laye) - French Cup - 1 / 8th finals.
Paris Saint-Germain - Rodez: 5-1 (3-0)


Referee: Savina Elbour

Goals: Jennifer Hermoso (12th and 32nd), Marie-Antoinette Katoto (20th), Sandy Baltimore (59th) and Marie-Laure Delie (80th) for PSG; Gloria Mabomba (46th) for Rodez.

Warnings: Aminata Diallo (78th) for PSG; Anne-Marie Banuta (72nd) for Rodez.


The teams :

PSG: 1-K. Kiedrzynek - 2-E. Perisset, 3-A. Lawrence, 4-I. Paredes, 5-Erika (13-P, Dudek 46e), 6-Formiga [cap.] (12-A, Hegerberg 68e), 7-A. Diallo, 8-K. Diani, 9-M-A. Katoto, 10-J. Hermoso, 11-S. Baltimore (15-M-L, Delie 59th).

Coach: Patrice Lair.


Rodez: 1-J-Niphon, 2-M. Guitard (cap.), 3-A. Chareyron, 4-E. Tyryshkina, 5-A-S. Ginestet, 6-E. Bonet (14-L.Cance 46e), 7-M. From Sousa (12-A-Mr Banuta 70th), 8-J. Peruzzetto, 9-C. Noiran (15-F Lemaître 55e), 10-S. Guellati, 11-G. Mabomba.

Coach: Grégory Mleko.