In this fourth round of the French Cup, which was the Amiens derby between the Amiens club (R3) and the Portuguese club (R1), Benoit Stourbois' players beat their opponents with two goals in extra time (1-3).
It is an lopsided duel, on paper, presented by this fourth round of the French Cup between RC Amiens and FC Amiens of Portugal.
Favorites, the Portuguese have their feet on the ball logically, and the locals have to make do with rare moments with possession, especially on the counter-attack. This mastery of the game is quickly achieved by Benoit Storbois' men who open the scoring thanks to Souleymane Toure, alone at the far post. (0-1.9). After falling behind, RC Amiens found themselves in an awkward position, while their coach Didier Guitou wanted to keep a clean sheet for as long as possible. The opportunities were not very many in this first period, but for the vast majority, In favor of the Portuguese. Before the half-hour mark, the latter had multiple chances to make the break. On a dangerous corner kick taken by Jonathan Isambart, his teammates saw the ball pushed to the goal line by the opposition defense several times, without ever crossing the goal line. (27). Frustration begins to spread through the ranks of the RCA Mohamed Habib Diouf Which was not served in time and was flagged offside. Amiens player gets angry and gets a yellow card. In stoppage time, da Vega was not far from scoring a goal from a distance of 30 meters after a poor recovery from Ciro, who barely cleared the ball. It stands to reason that the dominant Portuguese, wearing blue on Sunday, would take the lead at the end of the first half.
The second half started at the wrong pace, the Portuguese still had the ball, but the serves were less accurate and, most importantly, they were no longer really getting close to the opponent's goal. RC Amiens doesn't really capitalize on it and has the same difficulties in the build-up as in the first half. Noah Adam finally found space to express himself, but he is very awkward, he crushed his shot a lot and Abdoul Ba caught it easily. (56). Six minutes later, the Amiens striker presented himself again against the Portuguese goalkeeper who won another duel (62). After a controversial situation in which N. Adam is off balance while racing towards goal, the ball returns to Luvombo Mbutu's feet (71). These few occasions have the knack of awakening the locals who equaled with a wonderful group movement initiated by Isiaga Camara and concluded by Lucini Mete, served on a platter by N.Adam (1-1.74). The Portuguese received a blow to the head, but regained his color as the minutes passed. After several dangerous chances, well rested by Ciro, the visitors scored twice in two minutes of extra time, first thanks to Nziza, who was again left alone at the far post after a good serve from da Vega (1-2, 90+1). In the process, he sent Nour El-Din Khelif deep before equalizing the RCA goalkeeper with a stunning shot. (1-3, 90+2).
At the end of a lively match, the Portuguese qualified from Amiens to the fifth round. RC Amiens' journey ends in fourth place, despite a good response in the second half.
French Cup, fourth round
RC Amiens (R3) – Portuguese Club Amiens (R1): 1-3 (0-1)
Objectives: Mete 74 for RCA, Toure 9, Nziza 90+1, Khalif 90+2 for Portuguese.
RC Amiens: Shiro -, from Angolet, Samadite, Sumahoro, Veimonazwe, – Gibe. Badroni, Ediz-S. I am addicted. Adam, guests.
Alternatives: Kamara, Mbuta, Miti.
trainer : Didier Guiteau
Amiens Portuguese Club: Ba – Chanserelle, Seguinbo, Togomane, Amor – Kobele, da Vega, Nziza, – Touré, Podevin, Isambart.
Alternatives: Diatta, Khalif, Fakwir, Geng.
trainer : Benoit Storboys
Cesar Willow
Photo credit: Louis Ovin – Gazettesports.fr
