PSG are the second team to qualify for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France after their 5-0 victory on the field of FCF Arras, club second division. A success that took time to emerge, with a northerly team that has withstood much of the first period before gradually giving way. A match that also saw the first appearance of Amandine Henry in his new colors.

For the round of 32, Paris had a rendezvous in the north. An ideal setting for the first appearance of Amandine Henry, originally from the region. Among the 700 spectators present at the Dégouve stadium, supporters of the Arras club, but also many curious and female football fans came to observe some of the best players in the championship of France, starting with the tricolor midfielder, greeted by several banners spread around the lawn.

Amandine Henry (here at the end of the match) was in conquered territory in the North, her region of origin. Several banners have come to greet the international tricolor.

As soon as the warm-up, many young players, Arras but also the club Liévin, followed with interest the final preparations of the Parisian players before the game. The first minutes were also an opportunity to gauge the ability of the players in the region to resist the pressure of the event but also the adversity for this match.

Arras, the D2 side of the table
Arras, currently second in group A in D2, is not a team to be taken lightly. Since the descent of the club two years ago, the club has always played the top of the table. Last year, Northerners have long been fighting with FC Metz for the climb. And this season, Arras remains in the wake of LOSC, current leader of the group and favorite for accession in D1.

A team that is also distinguished by the quality of its young players. They are also two present in the group for this match to be international team France U19: Chloé Lefèvre and Andréa Prette, the latter who also began the meeting side arragesois. The captain of Arras is herself a former U19 European Champion, Charlotte Saint-Sans Levacher. A title she had won alongside her former teammate in the North, Aminata Diallo, today at PSG.

Aminata Diallo, back in the North with the PSG jersey. It was with Arras that she started in D1 in 2013

The start of the match is to the credit of the Arras team who, while having little control of the ball, manages to embarrass the Parisians who have had trouble progressing and chained passes in the opponents camp. We must also wait the twelfth minute to see the first dangerous situation in favor of PSG. Following a recovery in the home side, Ouleymata Sarr made it to the goal but her shot was cornered by goalkeeper Marion Mancion. She makes a tap that sends the ball over the bar.

Paris tramples, then marks before the break
Ouleymata Sarr is the first to highlight but the Paris striker will experience a difficult first half, sometimes with poor choices in the direction of the game and some technical approximations. An evil that touches other players PSG and weighs in the course of the game. Subsequently, Paris tries again by Aminata Diallo (24th) and Ashley Lawrence (25th), two shot-at-the-moment shots that are cornered by the Arras defense.

Subsequently, Paris gradually takes the ascendancy by the sides. It is firstly Eve Perisset who is repeatedly found on the right side, with more and more space and time to center. A pattern that is found later on the left with Ashley Lawrence who finds more freedom to accelerate and overflow in the left lane. It is also on a center of the Canadian international that will come the first goal of Paris. She finds the head of Perle Morroni come cut at the back post and score (37th).

Pearl Morroni congratulated by Grace Geyoro and Marie-Laure Delie after opening the scoring in the first half

A goal that comes almost logically, after a better Parisian period. Moments after the goal, Paris is close to doubling the stake by Marie-Laure Delie. On a new center from Lawrence, Delie takes the ball that hits the right post before finally fleeing the frame (39th). A better Parisian period that does not prevent the will of change of Patrice Lair that Ouleye Sarr out of the 41st minute replaced by Cristiane.

A second change will also follow the return of the locker room with the entry of Amandine Henry instead of Eve Perisset. An entrance that passes Perle Morroni left side, and Ashley Lawrence replaced in the right hall. An entry that allows Aminata Diallo and Grace Geyoro to evolve higher on the field, with Amandine Henry positioned in front of the central defense.

Amandine Henry already has his bearings
The impact of Amandine Henry in the Paris game is felt quickly and the second goal in Paris is also an illustration. Initially, a ball in the Paris camp and played by the players of Arras who tries to get the ball to the laundry. Amandine Henry manages to find Ashley Lawrence right side on a long ball perfectly dosed between several opposing players. The rest of the action saw Shirley Cruz crash into the defense with the support of Cristiane, the Paris captain then put in the surface to Marie-Laure Delie ideally positioned at six meters and who adjusts Marion Mancion closely (53).

Afterwards, Arras will continue to resist with a better second half for Mamy Ndiaye, the attacker and best scorer in Arras this season. She tried to influence the defense of PSG but she also performs an acrobatic rescue in front of his goal in the 58th minute. She was also supported by the good entrance of Jennifer Meunier on the right side. Arras will even have an opportunity to reduce the mark in the 67th minute.

Mamy Ndiaye, the Arsenal striker tried, in vain, to weigh on the Parisian central defense

A free kick far right, and Loes Geurts in the Parisian area out to seize the ball. She seems to have caught it, but under pressure she releases the ball and Pauline Martin is close to score but the ball finally passes just above the bar. Two minutes later, Paris does not miss the opportunity to widen the gap. A corner right side hit by Cristiane and Amandine Henry comes to cut the head of the ball and mark the third goal of Paris (69th).

Marie-Laure Delie went from her triplet
An end of the match where the spaces in the defense arrageoise will facilitate the Parisian combinations. On the fourth goal Paris, Shirley Cruz found Perle Morroni, left in the back of the defense on the left and can then center to Marie-Laure Delie. The Paris striker then has time to place the ball on the left of Marion Mancion (77th). A few minutes later, Marie-Laure Delie scored her third goal of the afternoon. She recovers the ball in the area at the expense of Loreen Herbet, and can easily deceive the goalkeeper arrageoise (84).

Marie-Laure Delie author of a hat-trick for PSG against Arras

A fifth goal that closes the score of this match and allows the PSG to qualify for the 8th finals. Paris took off in the second half, with better use of the corridors under the impetus of an often unstoppable Ashley Lawrence and entries (Cristiane, Henry, and Anissa Lahmari) who did good. Yet for both teams, it is on the side of the championship that spirits will quickly turn with an end of season stakes.