Everything is imaginable in football. This is one of the phrases that actually resonated in the minds of Montauban’s players on Thursday, February 14, Valentine’s Day and the quarterfinals of the women’s Coupe de France against Olympique Lyonnais (6 p. m. ). D2 Féminin, hosted the Lyon ogre, leader of D1 Arkema. Two teams that were opposed, but the Coupe de France always maintains its percentage of magic.
Lyon, on the other hand, had ten and had not conceded a goal in the competition. To have any hope of reaching the semi-finals, Montauban had to put in an XXL performance. Since their access to the license, Soraya Belkadi’s players had eliminated Mérignac, Limoges, Clermont and then Stade Brestois, at the end of a crazy match.
Trailing 2-0, the MFCTG players got back into the game thanks to a brace from former French foreigner Valérie Gauvin. Despite another opponent’s goal, the Montalbans had equalised at the end of the match thanks to Charlotte Fromantin, before they nevertheless won on penalties.
Montauban FC – Olympique Lyonnais, kick-off at 18:00 at the Stade Jean-Verbeke in Montauban.