It was in a warm and festive atmosphere that ES Morannes’ Cup journey ended. Despite a fanfare and many supporters, the small club from Maine-et-Loire failed to worry Saint-Nazaire, which continues its path towards 5e tour.
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Territorially dominated by Snaf in the first half, the Morannais did not concede many chances and maintained hope. However, in one of their first real situations, the Nazairiens took advantage of a marking error to demonstrate efficiency and open the scoring thanks to Alois Ackah (0-1, 23′).
When we returned from the locker room, the situation remained essentially the same. Domination by the visitors’ play, without worrying the Moran goalkeeper. Then the match got a little tougher again in the 58the minute. On a free kick which seemed harmless for Snaf, the Morannes goalkeeper, poorly placed, let Yael Tual give the Bleu et Blanc the break (0-2, 58′).
“We conceded two goals from set pieces. It’s a shame because apart from that, we didn’t leave them much.”regretted Vincent Lefevre, new coach of the Yellow and Black.
Morannes did well
In the second half, Morannes never managed to get close enough to the Nazaire cage and ended up losing. They were eliminated from the Coupe de France, after a memorable journey. “The guys were great. We wrote a historic page for the club and we gave great emotions to everyone”retained Vincent Lefevre.
For his part, Lionel Duarte also aims for a historic career: “We don’t have much to play in the league, so our goal is to fill the stadium in the Coupe de France. » To the rhythm of the fanfare, the traditional guard of honor concluded the Moranne route and further showed the beauty of this competition.
MORANNES – SAINT-NAZAIRE: 0-2 (0-1).
Referee: Mr. Camara.
BUTS : Ackah (23′), Tual (58′).
