Football: a “non-match” but qualification for the 2nd federal round of the Women’s French Cup for Rodez

The blow didn't go far. And fate will have been very cruel towards, certainly the best player on the field this Sunday, Sarah Galera. The Aviron Bayonnais defender plugged all the gaps and reassured all her teammates and the public. A real rock for 90 minutes and who missed just five centimeters during the penalty shootout when his ball hit the crossbar of Libourel, the Ruthenian goalkeeper.

For 90 minutes plus added time, the Second League players suffered to overcome a courageous Bayonne team, playing three divisions below (R2). Aviron Bayonnais rose to the occasion. But a few centimeters were missing for the match to really change dimension.

Derby against Albi in the next round

Even with the ball, Karime Tayeb's players tirelessly came up against the Basque players, who were fierce as hell. Not very effective during the first act, some players paid the price at the break since the Ruthenian staff decided to launch four new players after returning from the locker room (Dayes, Tamba, Devant and Barnoin). And if at the hour mark, the Bayonnaises had not gone very far from the feat of opening the score when Tiret, at the conclusion of a nice movement initiated by Delage and relayed by the Martins-Barcos duo, narrowly missed the target (60th) and while Varas also missed the target with a nice shot (61st). The end of the match mainly took place in the Bayonne area but Barnoin failed to score two well-aimed shots (84th, 89th). Eloïse Sevenne's teammates should also have obtained a penalty (86th) but the referee preferred to leave the advantage which resulted in nothing. Nothing will be scored after seven minutes of additional time. During the fateful session, in turn, Sevenne, Tamba, Devant, Soleilhet and Dayes did the job until the failure of the best Bayonnaise, Galera on the fifth shot.

For his entry into the cup, Rodez did the bare minimum, but continued the adventure which in three weeks will offer him the reception of Albi-Marssac in the 2nd federal round.