Hérault Cup: in women’s U18, Juvignac will have to wait before lifting the trophy

Mené 2-0, Juvignac est revenu de loin pour gagner aux tirs au but. Mathias Tuduri

Victorious over Lavérune in the penalty session, the Juvignacoises did not receive the cup because their opponent filed a pre-match reserve.

Juvignac… 2
Lavérune… 2
Juvignac wins the penalty shootout 3-2.
Estagnol sports complex, in Clermont-l’Hérault.
Half time: 0-1.
Referee: Julie Gauchet.
Goals for Juvignac: Azouz (70th, 80th+3).
Goals for Lavérune: Batache (39th, 57th).
Warning to Lavérune: Ducrotois (52nd).
JUVIGNAC:El Hajaoui, Grannavel, Medaouar, Rasem, Rahou, El Faihaki, Vuchich, Azouz (cape). Then Ben Khaleq. Coach: Abdelsalem Ouaoui.
LAVERUNE: Maniscalco (cap.), Hermitte, Carbonnet, Ducrotois, Drap, Storai, Apollis, Batache. Then Bigot Devesa, Boulot Gatuingt, Brunel, Torres. Coach: Karim Amrane.

Everything started well or almost for the ASJ. Azouz, Vuchich and Grannavel came up against the excellent goalkeeper Maniscalco (2nd, 4th, 13th, 15th, 22nd, 29th) who kept Lavérune alive the entire first half. Against the run of play, Batache opened the scoring for FCL (39th) before doubling the lead after the break on a hand fault from El Hajaoui (57th).
The captain of Juvignac, Azouz, reduced the score with a tense shot which lodged in the side net (70th). In stoppage time, the attacker equalized with another powerful strike (80th+3). This same player was heroic on penalties to give her team the victory.

The trophy was not given to Juvignac at the end of the match because Lavérune made a pre-match reservation on the qualification of 4 opposing players who would have played more than 10 matches at regional level this season, instead of 3 authorized. AS Juvignac is not officially champion of the department.