Luant (D1): 0
FC Bas Berry (R2): 4
“It’s a bonus for us. » Even before the start of the match, Luant’s coach, Dimitri Dardillac, wanted his girls to have fun in this Coupe de l’Indre semi-final as he knew that reaching the final would be complicated.
Because, opposite, the FC Bas Berry team plays in Regional 2 elite. Even if the Hugo Pentecost players occupy the sixth and last place in the ranking, they sit two divisions above FC Luant, leader of the northern group in women’s D1. “I’m super happy, the final of the Coupe de l’Indre has been the goal since the start of the season, will entrust Hugo Pentecost once qualification has been acquired. The girls had a very good first half and then they managed in the second. »
A one-sided first half
The first half of the match was indeed clear with a 3-0 for the southerners. And the score could have been much heavier as the Luantaises were dominated in all areas of the game. With Coline Boutillon in the lead (28e0-2), the speed of Bas Berry’s girls was impressive and had nothing to do with that of the locals who almost gave the impression of letting the visitors play as they pleased. “They may have foiled in the first half”analyzes Pentecost.
If the score did not grow exponentially, it is thanks to Marine Heerwald. The Luant goalkeeper, extremely in demand unlike her Bas Berry counterpart, made several saves to counter her opponents. For his part, Dimitri Dardillac wishes to recall that “Usually, the girls play eight-a-side and on half-courts. The effort is not the same ».
And neither did the placement, which cost the Luantaises several opportunities who, at the slightest attempt to get closer to the opposing goal, suffered an immediate counter-attack. These tactical errors allowed Bas Berry captain Lina Daubord to score twice in the first half (0-1, 12e ; then 0-2, 44e).
The effectiveness of the chat
We will not know what Dardillac said to his daughters in the locker room during the break. But when they returned to the field, their opponents faced a new team. “I’m very proud of them, they gave everything and reacted very well in the second half. » We immediately feel the Luantaises more aggressive, more present and with a higher rhythm. They go more and more often to the opposing side of the field and stay there longer as well.
The balls are better preserved and the first and only real opportunity arrives at the 82e with a shot attempted almost from half the field. No, it is not a question of madness, but simply of taking advantage of the positioning of the opposing goalkeeper, very often advanced twenty or thirty meters from her cage. Unfortunately for Luant, the ball passes a meter to the left of the goal.
For his part, Hugo Pentecost judges that his daughters “managed in the second half”. Bas Berry’s players had to wait until 85e and a cross shot from Camille Monteil to score their fourth goal and drive the point home. “The logic is respected, concluded Dimitri Dardillac. I’m proud, they gave everything and they had fun. »
Half time: 0-3.
Goals : Daubord (12e44e), Boutillon (28e) and Monteil (85e).
The second semi-final between Obterre and Berrichonne which was also to be played this Thursday, May 9, has been postponed to Sunday, May 26 (12:30 p.m.).
