We saw from the first minutes of the match that it would not be a walk in the park for Julien François’ men, because if the Thionvillois had their foot on the ball, their opponents of the day remained attentive and repelled their attacks. It took a quick action to see the score open: following a throw-in, Caloiero rushed to the right of the field then crossed for Habbas who took the ball back from the penalty spot (0 – 1, 13th). However, the Ardennes did not give up. They even had the possibility of equalizing on a free kick but Dubois’ shot was well captured by Junker (31st).
The Mosellans nevertheless led the debates and ended up doubling the score at the best of times: just before half-time, on a distant free kick, Pignatone deceived the goalkeeper hidden by his defenders (0 – 2, 45th +1).
Julien François hopes to receive in the 6th round
The appearance of the match barely changed upon returning from the locker room; the Rethelois sought to come back to the score but were unable to deceive the vigilance of the Lorraine defense. The Thionvillois went on the attack again but came up against an Ardennes defense that had become effective again. It was only in the last quarter of an hour that we saw the match get out of hand: launched by Garouchy, Caloiero entered the opposing area, dribbled past the goalkeeper but was unable to straighten his shot which grazed the goal post. opposing goal (79th). Pignatone also tried to kill the match by taking advantage of a risky exit from the opposing goalkeeper but saw his shot pushed back by two Ardennes defenders (87th).
Julien François, the Thionville coach, was satisfied with this qualification. “We didn’t have a multitude of chances but we knew how to convert them at the best moment, like with this second goal just before half-time. That left us a small, appreciable margin of safety, because a cup match is never over, and there, Rethel was dangerous until the end. They should be congratulated for that. For the sixth round, we would like to host because we have played away three times. »
RETHEL – THIONVILLE : 0-2
Referee: M. Thuillier assisted by MM. Niamey and Peresutti. Goals: Habeas (13th), Pignatone (45th +1).
RETHEL : Meunier, Tinois (E. Sauvage, 86th), Simonet, A. Sauvage, Duhamel, Leblanc (Compant, 74th), Malherbe, Laude, Dufresne, Dubois, Verita (Georges, 52nd).
THIONVILLE : Junker, Sylla, Borger, Bouzar Essaidi, Poinsignon, Ferino, Caloiero, Bourgeois (Lauratel, 76e), Habbas (Baradji, 61e), Jacquel, Pignatone (Gourichy, 61e).
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