Clément Pédron, Media365, published on Saturday December 21, 2024 at 11:13 p.m.
Without being transcendent in the game and the spirit, the Racing Club de Strasbourg dismissed Calais this Saturday evening in the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France (0-3). The Alsatians played well in the second half while the locals missed a penalty in the first half.
Liam Rosenior, the coach of Racing Club de Strasbourg, called his players to order all week before this meeting against Calais, counting for the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France. To his liking, his men already thought they were on vacation, thereby lowering the quality of training. And looking more closely in the first half, we didn't have the impression that the order had really been passed as the Alsatians didn't show much in the first half. Apart from an off-target shot from Mara after half an hour of play, the RCSA was content to play with the ball, without madness or creativity. Worse, the Strasbourg team came up against a good start from the Calaisians, aware of the mountain to climb but not defeatist. And it almost worked since the National 3 team had an opportunity to take control of the game six minutes before the break with a penalty conceded by Doué following a tackle on Alexander. We won't know if the challenge shook the eyes of Pélissier, who had been very inspired up until now, but the right winger did not put enough power into his shot which was finally pushed back by Johnson (39').
Strasbourg reaction
In the second half, the Racing Club de Strasbourg raised its level of play a little without it being noticed in the first minutes. And it is precisely at this tempo that RCSA opened the scoring shortly before the hour mark thanks to Andrey Santos' header from a corner (0-1, 57'). This goal, combined with the bad memory of the missed penalty, put a blow to the heads of Olivier Laridon's men who did not give up, as evidenced by Alexander's shot pushed back by the Alsatian goalkeeper (60'). But by giving and giving, RC Calais exposed itself and scored a second goal from Mara following a poor dismissal from its goalkeeper (0-2, 73'). The RCC then believed in a fantastic comeback when they saw Beauvue reduce the gap with a header from a free kick but the goal was logically refused for an offside position. Almost on the gong, Sékou Mara scored twice and definitively sealed the fate of the match. A logical result but a scenario which could have given RCSA a hard time if Calais had scored their penalty in the first period.
