Fans of Dinan-Léhon really did not come far from achieving a feat. Reduced to 10 for an hour, the players resisted Brest (0-0) and pushed Michel Der Zakarian’s men to an endless shootout session concluded with a Brest qualification on Sunday in the 32nd final of the Coupe de France .
At the end of the suspense, Brest won 13 shots to 12, with six players from each team forced to shoot twice. At the Fred Aubert stadium in Saint-Brieuc, Brest camped in the opposing camp, without succeeding in finding the fault, even after the expulsion of Samba Touré for a high foot on the face of Hianga’a Mbock (32nd). On a lawn in poor condition, the Brestois lacked accuracy and efficiency, and came up against a Pierre-Alexis Barbé in great shape in the cages.
Experts on penalties
Opposite, Dinan-Léhon, who plays in National 3 (5th division), first rounded back, before increasing his game in the second half, showing more energy and control, while Brest was still trying in vain to take Barbé and his defense at fault. During the shots on goal, the Dinan-Léhon goalkeeper stopped only one shot, and missed his… just like Gautier Larsonneur on the Brest side.
During the previous rounds, Dinan-Léhon had eliminated Caen (L2) then Saint-Malo (National 2), each time thanks to a clear round on penalties. “They really bothered us… until the end,” greeted Brest defender Jean-Kevin Duverne. Even if the result of this Sunday marks the club’s exit from the competition, the Dinan-Léhon players can therefore be proud of their career this year.