FCR eliminated by Lille

FC Rouen was eliminated in the 32nd round of the Coupe de France by Lille. FCR did not disgrace itself and showed a very good image against a Ligue 1 bigwig.

Rouen was eliminated from the Coupe de France in the 32nd round and came out of the competition with its head held high, beaten by a goal by Lille.

LOSC scored the only goal in the first half, a half that Lille dominated. On a great team move, Ismaily opened the scoring (0-1, 21′). Before that, Maraval had delayed the deadline while Letono had missed the target on a service from Mbock.

Trailing on the scoreboard, the Red Devils resisted until the break, with a post notably found by David before the return to the locker room.

After the break, FCR tried to come back, had chances, but never managed to find the fault, due to a lack of precision in the last move or the last pass. LOSC thus kept its goal lead, despite the good face shown by the Red Devils and the more numerous highlights than before half-time.

Rouen falls against a Ligue 1 and leaves the Coupe de France with its head held high.

Match sheet
Friday, December 20, 2024
Stade Robert-Diochon
FC Rouen 1899 – Lille: 0-1 (0-1)
Referee: Mrs. Frappart.

Attendance: 8,016 spectators.

Scorer for Lille: Ismaily (21′).

Warnings for Rouen: Letono (34′); for Lille: Bakker (34′)

Sending off in Rouen: Benzia (94′).

FC Rouen 1899: Axel Maraval – Dany Goprou, Valentin Sanson, Clément Bassin (cap.) – Jason Mbock, Omar Bezzekhami (Bensoula, 86′), Mustapha Benzia, Malik Abdelmoula (Touré, 72′), Mathieu Mion – Christ Letono (Diarra, 72′), Hicham Benkaid.

Substitutes: Lucas Royes, Ruffice Amédé Kabongo, Adon Gomis, Paul Lehoux, Florian Deschamps, Amara Touré, Samy El Khiar, Naël Bensoula, Diawoye Diarra.

Coach: Régis Brouard.

Lille: Vito Mannone – Thomas Meunier (Alexsandro, 73′), Aissa Mandi, Bafodé Diakité, Ismaily (Gudmundsson, 79′) – Ngal’ayel Mukau, Ayyoub Bouaddi – Mitchel Bakker (Haraldsson, 73′), Rémy Cabella, Osame Sahraoui (Fernandez-Pardo, 79′) – Jonathan David.

Substitutes: Lucas Chevalier, Marc-Aurèle Caillard, Alexsandro, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Hakon Haraldsson, Matias Fernandez Pardo, Mohamed Bayo, Aaron Malouda, Ousmane Touré.

Coach: Bruno Genesio.