Difficulty finding the net, in part due to Jesse McDonough's decisive double-strike in the 22nd minute to push Charlotte Camus's ball into the box. Moments later, the danger was in front of the goal of Sydney Drinkwater with this center-shot Marykate Bateman left side that abuts on the base of the left post Strasbourg (25th). A first shot followed by the second goal Le Havre on a personal exploit of Ashley Davis. The number 10 Le Havre manages to infiltrate the full-axis defense, and plays Tracy Hesse before placing a shot that misleads Drinkwater on his right (29th).


American Deja Davis shines in the Coupe de France


Le Havre quickly takes off on a new individual feat, this time signed Deja Davis. Back to the goal, the American striker manages to get out of the mark, and then sets in the direction of the goal without any defender can not stop it. At the entrance to the surface, she concludes with a shot from the right that found the net (34e).


On two individual actions, Le Havre has already taken shelter. Especially AS Pierrots Vauban failed to reduce the gap, despite this against the 42nd minute at the conclusion of which the cross-shot of Aline Gesseau is stopped by Wiggins. Ultimate opportunity before the break, the volley of Laura Ey in the area, following a free-kick, lacks power and the goalkeeper Le Havre can seize (44).


At the beginning of the second period, we say that the HAC is already safe. To remove the last doubts, Deja Davis adds a fourth goal in the 53rd minute. A long ball deep and the attacker HAC can seize, part to the limit of the offside. In front of Sydney Drinkwater, Davis won his duel and scored a new double in the Cup, after those made against Issy and Rouen in previous rounds.


Le Havre finishes the work at ten


In the last half hour, the match hardens with more and more contacts in the duels, and more and more dangerous mistakes. Several players are warned and Marykate Bateman is expelled (70th) following a second yellow for a tackle on Tracy Hesse. Reduced to ten, the Havraises manage to keep their advantage in the score despite a Nadège Essoh more prominent side Alsatian late in the game. Morgane Gaudin is also close to scoring for AS Pierrots Vauban but her shot is finally captured by Jessica Wiggins remained vigilant until the final whistle.


The adventure continues for the HAC, which will represent the regional level in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France. Last year, Hénin-Beaumont had achieved the same performance, even managing to eliminate Soyaux club D1, to reach the semi-finals. The kind of exploit that the players from Le Havre may already have in mind ...


The post-match reactions:

- Deja Davis (HAC): "We never thought we would go that far in the Coupe de France"

- Marine Allez (HAC): "The Cup is a plus"

- Thierry Uvenard (HAC, coach): "We have rested a little on our technical qualities"

- Stéphane Martos (AS Pierrots Vauban, coach): "In the zones of truth, we were punished each time"

Match sheet


Sunday, February 11, 2018, 15h00 - Le Havre (Stade Oceane) - French Cup - 1 / 8th finals.
Le Havre AC - AS Pierrots Vauban Strasbourg: 4-0 (3-0)


Referee: Vanessa Cruchon

Goal: Tracy Hesse (CSC, 3rd), Ashley Clark (29th), Deja Davis (34th and 53rd)

Warnings: Marykate Bateman (36th and 70th) for Le Havre; Nadège Essoh (49), Tracy Hesse (50) and Charlotte Camus (64) for AS Pierrots Vauban.

Expulsion: Marykate Bateman (70th)



The teams :

Le Havre AC: 1-J. Wiggins - 2-M. Crable, 3-C. Dufay, 4-J. McDonough, 5-M. Hollenbaugh, 6-M. Go [cap.] (14-J. Herbaudeau 79th), 7-M. Hazard (13-C. Philippe 58e), 8-S. Mulvey, 10-A. Clark, 9-M. Bateman, 11-D. Davis (12-Mr Lepiller 86th).

Coach: Thierry Uvenard


AS Pierrots Vauban: 1-S. Drinkwater - 2-A. Beck (13-C Rouillard 46e), 7-T. Hesse (14th Bichon 72nd), 5-M. Gaudin (cap.), 3-L. Spoon, 6-L. Ey, 8-E. Kuhn, 11-A. Gesseau (12-A Karakas 86th), 10-M. Siskovic, 4-C. Camus, 9-N. Essoh.

Coach: Stéphane Martos