French Roller Derby Teams Fall Short in Coupe de france Quarterfinals
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Both the amiens-Lille association and the Green Falcons of Pont-de-Metz saw their hopes of reaching the French Cup semifinals dashed on Saturday evening,marking a disappointing end to their respective campaigns. Despite ambitions to compete at the gala weekend in Coubertin, Paris, both teams from the Amiens metropolis suffered quarterfinal defeats.
Amiens-Lille Dominated by Saint-Médard
The Amiens-Lille team faced a challenging matchup against the Rollerbug of Saint-Médard, a team considered formidable despite being in a lower division. The game quickly turned sour for the visitors,with Jalinier opening the scoring for Saint-Médard just under three minutes into the match (1-0,2’59). A subsequent penalty conceded by Amiens-Lille allowed Saint-Médard to extend their lead through Lemaire (2-0, 11’38). The pressure continued, and Saint-Médard further solidified their advantage with a goal from Guiraud (4-1, 34’05). A momentary numerical advantage for Amiens-Lille failed to spark a comeback, and two late goals from Vielle and Français (5-1, 45’45 & 6-1, 46’49) sealed a decisive 6-1 victory for Saint-Médard and eliminated the team led by Roman Defrance.
green Falcons’ Late Push Not Enough Against Épernay
Hoping to keep the dream alive, the Green Falcons of Pont-de-Metz took to the rink an hour later to challenge the Bombardiers d’Épernay, a team they had recently faced in the Elite championship. despite a previous loss, the Samarians entered the game with confidence. However, an early penalty committed by Josse led to Simmons opening the scoring for Épernay (1-0, 9’37).
The Falcons briefly had an opportunity to equalize with a power play, but failed to capitalize. Épernay quickly extended their lead to 2-0 (17’23). A flurry of penalties against the Bombardiers then granted antoine Demaret’s men a double power play, which Josse successfully converted (2-1, 19’31), leaving the picards trailing by only one goal at halftime.
Despite a competitive first half, the Green Falcons were unable to find the equalizer after the break. Dupuis increased Épernay’s lead (3-1, 32’22). Candellier briefly reignited hope with a goal to reduce the deficit (3-2, 39’29), but Coetzee quickly responded for Épernay (4-2, 44’49).
A late timeout called by Demaret proved ineffective, as Butoussov scored the final goal (5-2, 48’47), extinguishing any remaining hopes of qualification for the team and ending the chances of any team from the Amiens metropolis reaching the final four at the Pierre de coubertin stadium.
Coupe de France, 1/4 final:
- Saint-Médard – Amiens – Lille: 6-1 (3-1)
- Épernay – Pont-de-Metz: 5-2 (2-1)
Scoring Summary:
- Amiens-Lille: Céline damelincourt (3-1, 19’17) assisted by Hélène Degrond
- Pont-de-Metz: Adrien josse (2-1, 19’31) assisted by Hugo Bacquet, Mathéo Candellier (3-2, 39’29) assisted by Adrien Josse
Image of the game, credit: Théo Bégaler – Gazettesports.fr (archive)
Both teams demonstrated commendable effort throughout the competition, but ultimately fell short against strong opposition. The defeat marks the end of their Coupe de France journey for this season.
