Those who have won are not necessarily those who have the morale. This is what we could say to sum up the match between PSG and La Roche-sur-Yon, a meeting won 4-0 by the Parisian women, but which inevitably lacks flavor, two days after the elimination in the League of Champions against Lyon. On the side of the Vendeennes, a defeat certainly, but that does not prevent them from dreaming yet of maintenance.

In this match late for the 20th day of D1, PSG received the Roche-sur-Yon at Charlety Stadium. On both sides, the coaches decided to rotate the squad. On ESOF side, the goal of the maintenance involved "sacrificing" a match where the Yonnaises knew they had little chance of hanging a result. Sunday they will face Saint-Étienne, a capital meeting and which requires that the holders are as fresh as possible. Of the eleven players lined up against Guingamp, only three started this Wednesday against Paris.

PSG side, a more classic composition but with two young players who started for the team of the capital, Onema Grace Geyoro and Marie Antoinette Katoto. Two players who have already played with the first team but who play most often with the U19 team in which Marie-Antoinette Katoto is the top scorer. Geyoro came into play Monday in the final match in the return leg against Lyon in UWCL. Conversely Rosana and Cristiane were not on the scoresheet.

PSG youth are the only ones to party

Young players who did not make complexes in the first half where Marie-Antoinette Katoto was one of the most prominent players in Paris. It is also she who opened the scoring in the 11th minute. A goal while opportunistic, with Kenza Dali who stumbles several times on Romane Bruneau in the area until it is finally Marie-Antoinette Katoto who pushes the ball deep in the net without Romane Bruneau, the guardian of La-Roche This time Yon can not intervene.

Romane Bruneau, who after ten minutes had already repulsed Parisian assaults three times. Kenza Dali in the first minute of play, Jessica Houara (4th) or Shirely Cruz (5th) are each time come up against a Romane Bruneau well in place on his line. But against Katoto, Roche-sur-Yon will finally concede his first goal. A goal followed a few minutes later by another signed Marie-Laure Delie. Initially, we find Marie-Antoinette Katoto who strikes on the left side, enters the surface before serving in withdrawal Onema Grace Gexoro who extends laterally for Cruz in front of the surface. Shirley Cruz then combines with Kenza Dali in the middle of the box. At the exit of the one-two between the two Parisians, Cruz's cross shot found the right post of the goal of the Yonnais, Delie who followed only has to push the ball in the goals of Romane Bruneau.

The first half continues with a Paris domination that continues even if La Roche-sur-Yon will have some opportunities to leave his camp. In the 25th minute, new Parisian chance with Onema Grace Gexoro who finds the post. Three minutes later, Caroline de Luca scored one of the few strikes scored by the ESOF over the first period, an effort easily captured by Katarzyna Kiedrzynek.

With Marie-Antoinette Katoto and Shirley Cruz, Kenza Dali was one of the most active players on the Paris side multiplying acceleration and combinations on her right side alternately with Cruz or Jessica Houara. Involved in the first two goals, she failed to put her name on the scoreboard despite a very big activity on the offensive plan. Shirley Cruz on his side will score the third goal from Paris, on a small personal achievement. Starting from the right, the Costa Rican player jumps in the axis at the entrance to the surface and places a curling shot that ends in the small right net of the ESOF. 3-0 for Paris, we play the 41st minute.

In the first period, Maureen Cosson will make a decisive save. The defender Yonnaise pushes on her line a shot by Marie-Antoinette Katoto while Romane Bruneau was beaten. An important rescue for the ESOF, because if the Vendéennes came to Paris "knowing" that they were going to lose, they had at heart not to let slip the score. In their race to maintain the goal-average is a parameter that could prove decisive to decide with Guingamp, the first non-relegation team. Before this match, La Roche had a goal-average of -28 and Guingamp of -32. Keeping the score in "reasonable" proportions kept this advantage over Guingamp for the final standings.

Lahmari for the pass of 4

In the second half, PSG sees the entry into play of Ghoutia Karchounia and Anissa Lahmari, respectively in place of Jessica Houara and Shirley Cruz. The entry of Lahmari brings to four the number of players from the youth teams to play in the field today with PSG, with Lahmari, Katoto, Gexoro and Perle Morroni, who has been replacing Laure Boulleau for a few games on the left side .

Anissa Lahmari will add the fourth goal in Paris in the 66th minute taking a center back of Marie-Antoinette Katoto after a small festival right side of the young Parisian striker. A goal that comes to close the mark, even if Paris will have other opportunities as this shot of Marie-Laure Delie in the 67th who will find the post.

The end of the match takes place in a much lower pace, less intensity as if the result satisfied the two teams. On the Parisian side, the sluggishness and bitterness following the elimination in European cup did not seem to have diminished two days after the elimination. For the youngest, this is an opportunity to find a place in the team and as said Anissa Lahmari to live up to the "confidence of the coach". It is also a way to start making a place in this "Paris after", the one that the club wants to build to forget the disappointments of this season.

For Roche-sur-Yon, the road is still long and will depend on Guingamp who must lose twice against Juvisy and Rodez for La Roche-sur-Yon to continue to hope. The Vendeennes will have to win against Saint-Etienne and Saint-Maur, a scenario that seems possible on paper, but the gods of football are sometimes capricious ...

Credit photos: Nelson Fatagraf