They had succeeded in eighteen of their nineteen attempts in the previous two sessions. A new penalty shootout exercise could not impress Rouen, a National club, which went for an equalizer against Valenciennes (Ligue 2) – on a penalty! – in the last minute of his Coupe de France quarter-final, Wednesday February 28.
And yet, the Normans finally gave up during their third consecutive penalty shootout with the failures of Mustapha Benzia whose shot was repelled by Jean Louchet, and Zana Allee who found the crossbar.
The epilogue is cruel for the FCR which had been very attractive in the two previous rounds and had successively taken out the defending champion Toulouse (3-3, 12-11 tab) and Monaco (1-1, 6-5 tab). This time, the Rouennais never seemed able to ignite the match, an observation which owes a lot to the very serious and controlled game of the Valenciennes, last in Ligue 2 and almost condemned to relegation, with their 15 points behind on maintenance.
Normandy’s innumerable technical inaccuracies nipped many of their offensive opportunities in the bud, and on the rare occasions when the locals managed to threaten the opposing cages, Louchet, the usual number 2 in the northern cages, shone. He notably made an incredible save at the 40e minute, on his line, repelling with his thigh and hand a recovery from Valentin Sanson at the far post, after a deflection of Mathieu Mion’s head went past his goal, missed by Sofyane Bouzamoucha’s diving header at two meters of empty goals.
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The Hainaut players didn’t really offer an offensive festival either, but they alternated much better between rapid transitions and combinations in set play. After a first alert on a shot from Siriné Doucouré with a rebound, well repelled by Leonard Aggoune (12e), Valenciennes found the fault on a perfect cross from Souleymane Basse cut at six meters by Mathias Oyewusi, who smashed the ball with his head (0-1, 26e).
At 87e minute, after recovering the ball close to the surface, Malian VA striker Siriné Doucouré saw his shot boxed by Léonard Aggoune who kept his team alive.
“We got through it a little”
And who knows what went through Knockaert’s head when, in the 90e minute after a corner pushed aside by his defense, he attempted a sombrero and a turn rather than clearing, but he ended up causing a penalty by hitting Bouzamoucha rather than the ball. On Damien Loppy’s penalty, although it was poorly taken and initially repelled by Louchet, the defense did not follow, letting the Rouen attacker take over to equalize (1-1, 90+1), and force a penalty shootout. to the ultimately fateful goal (4-2 for Valenciennes).
” Obviously, [on éprouve] disappointment for the guys. What I told them, straight away, was that we lost the match in the first half.”recognized the coach of Rouen, Maxime d’Ornano. “The only regret I have is not having relaxed them enough. We got through it a little, we were a little contracted, we made a lot of technical errors”he noted.
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“I am proud of what they didlaunched for his part the Valenciennes coach, Ahmed Kantari. We all know the difficult times we are going through and, believe me, to mobilize and put in the match they did in the current period, I take my hat off to them. »
The northern club joins Lyon in the last four for its fourth semi-final in the competition, the last dating back 54 years. On Thursday, the little thumb of the competition Le Puy (National 2) faces Rennes, Ligue 1 club. And on Wednesday March 13, Paris Saint-Germain will host Nice in an elite shock.
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto showed talent in preseason debut with Dodgers
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A day later, it was the turn of Yoshinobu Yamamoto to prove his worth, as the pitcher with the biggest contract in the history of the sport. And even though it was just a preseason game, Yamamoto showed glimpses of why he was one of the most sought-after free agents ever seen.
In his first start in the Cactus League, the Japanese right-hander completed two blank entries with three strikeouts and only one hit allowed. Yamamoto made 19 throws at the plate, 16 of which were for strikes, also showcasing his wide range of pitches.
Yamamoto’s first rival was Rangers star infielder Marcus Semien. The right-hander started the shift with a pitch at 95 miles per hour that the hitter managed to foul out. He then threw a poisonous 79 mph curveball that barely missed Semien for another foul. In the end, the Japanese won the battle by passing Semien with a fastball at the top of the zone that reached 96 mph.
Two pitches later, Yamamoto allowed a single to Evan Carter. But he recovered quickly, throwing three consecutive balls at 96 mph against Wyatt Langford, until producing a ground ball to third baseman Max Muncy that started a double-play to close the chapter, in which he only made two throws outside the zone.
In the second stage, Yamamoto saved the best for last. He started the inning against American League Silver Slugger winner Nathaniel Lowe by throwing a 94 mph fastball. The next pitch was a 74 mph curveball, which Lowe saw fall into the zone. Immediately afterwards, the pitcher added his second strikeout of the day, making Lowe fan himself with his famous one. splitter (straight with fingers separated).
After forcing Jonah Heim to miss against the first pitch of the inning, it was time for Leody Taveras to challenge Yamamoto. The Dominican fouled off a pair of fastballs from the Japanese, before also swinging against a splitter a 91 mph.
In the end, Yamamoto left having thrown 11 four-seam fastballs between 94 and 96 mph. He also threw three curveballs, all for strikes. He also resorted to the splitter and the cut fastball. The right-hander showed why he won the Eiji Sawamura Award three consecutive years in his country’s league.
Yamamoto was applauded as he left the mound by the Dodger fans in attendance. He was also greeted with plenty of smiles in the dugout, particularly from Ohtani, who was not in Wednesday’s lineup.
Like Ohtani, Yamamoto will get a lot of attention this year. After signing a 12-year, $325 million deal — despite not having seen action in the majors — it’s normal for there to be a level of skepticism. However, the right-hander passed his first test with flying colors.
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Wednesday’s match is like a semi-final: Barisal coach
– 2024-02-29 00:50:07
Although there are three senior and best cricketers in the team like Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad, along with Mehdi Hasan Miraj and Soumya Sarkar Michel also happened. Besides, very effective all-rounders like Kyle Myers and David Miller are also playing.
Still everyone is keeping Fortune Barisal behind Rangpur Riders on paper. It is thought that Rangpur is ahead of Barisal in the power of pen and paper. Barisal camp thinks so?
Captain Tamim Iqbal did not speak to the media on Tuesday. So his thoughts are not known. However, hearing the words of head coach Mizanur Rahman Babul, it seems that Fortune Barisal is unwilling to accept Rangpur as their favorite. Rather, Babul thinks that the strength of the two parties is equal. Barisal coach’s confident dialogue, the strength of both teams is the same. The match is like a semi-final. Those who play well will win. There are no small groups anymore.
Babul can be such an optimist. Because, tomorrow’s opponent Rangpur has lost two of the last 3 matches. Shakib, Sohan’s side lost by 6 wickets to the same side in their last round robin league match on February 20 before their 6-wicket loss to Comilla Victorians in Qualifier-1 on Monday.
Before that, Sohan Bahini’s last win in the last 3 matches was a difficult 1-wicket win against Fortune Barisal at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on February 19.
Tamim’s team has won consecutively in the last three matches in the return leg of the round robin league and the eliminator match. So Barisal is ahead of Rangpur based on the results of the last three matches.
So head coach Mizanur Rahman Babul is very optimistic about his team. ‘We are in good momentum,’ he said confidently. The team is in a better position than it was at the beginning, everyone is playing well.’
Comilla Victorians have a heavy edge in BPL. On the other hand, Rangpur Riders played the final last time too. This time Barisal also wants to win the title. Coach Babul’s voice heard that optimistic statement, ‘Those who make the team, everyone wants to win. We also want to win.’
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