Continuing on their brilliant and victorious momentum before the end-of-year holiday break, the ASR regionals sought, this first Sunday in January, their qualification for the round of 16 of the Gard-Lozère cup in Aigues -Dead against the USSA understudies.
An opponent reinforced by a few elements playing in the national championship who was not easy to maneuver in open and highly contested debates.
Trailing by the score (0-2) after half an hour of play, the troops of the Ritas-Evesque duo reacted strongly afterwards by coming back to the level of their counterparts thanks to two goals signed by captain Aissan Fadil shortly after. before the break and by Franki Elock on the hour mark. A draw that the excellent goalkeeper Noann Ritas brilliantly preserved until the final whistle thanks to his brilliant interventions. This gave the representatives of the city of Castellas the right to compete in the penalty shootout and pocket their ticket for the round of 16 of this event (3-2).
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