2015 Coupe de France Final

2015 Coupe de France Final

Event 2014–15 Coupe de France
Date 30 May 2015
Venue Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Referee Antony Gautier
Attendance 80,000

The 2015 Coupe de France Final decided the winner of the 2014–15 Coupe de France, the 98th season of France's premier football cup. It was played on 30 May at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris, between Ligue 2 club Auxerre and Paris Saint-Germain of Ligue 1. Paris Saint-Germain won the match 1–0 with a goal by Edinson Cavani, thus achieving their ninth title.[1][2]

Background

It was Auxerre's sixth final, of which they had previously won four and lost one. Their last final was in 2005, a 21 win over Sedan, and their last defeat was their first final, losing 14 after extra time to Nantes in 1979.[3] PSG played in their 13th final, having won 8 (second only to Marseille's 10). Their most recent final was in 2011, a 01 defeat to Lille, and their last victory was the season before that, a 10 win over Monaco after extra time.[3] The two teams met in the 2003 final, which Auxerre won 21.[3]

Road to the final

Auxerre

Auxerre, of Ligue 2, entered the competition in the seventh round, winning 20 at seventh-tier Dinsheim on 15 November. In the eighth round on 6 December, they won 30 away to Sarreguemines of the Championnat de France amateur 2.

In the last 64 on 4 January 2015, Auxerre won 10 against Championnat National club Strasbourg at the Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps with a goal by Vincent Gragnic in the last minute of the first half.[4] Sixteen days later in the last 32 they triumphed by the same score away to Championnat de France amateur club Jura Sud Lavans, with a first-half goal by Samed Kılıç.[5]

Auxerre played away to third-tier Le Poiré in the last 16 on 10 February. Livio Nabab put them ahead in the second half, with Loïc Dufau equalising in added time. Auxerre won 65 in a penalty shootout.[6] A shootout was also required on 5 March in the quarter-finals after a goalless draw at fellow Ligue 2 club Brest. Youssef Adnane missed their first attempt before Thomas Fontaine missed for Brest, with Frédéric Sammaritano scoring the decisive goal for Auxerre.[7] On 7 April, Sammartino scored the only goal of a semi-final victory against Ligue 1 club and cup holders Guingamp, but Jamel Aït Ben Idir was sent off.[8]

Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain, of Ligue 1, began the tournament in the last 64 with a 30 win away to fellow top-flight side Montpellier on 5 January 2015, with second-half goals by Clément Chantôme, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Lucas Moura.[9] Sixteen days later in the last 32, they hosted Bordeaux and won 21. An Edinson Cavani header and a Javier Pastore goal gave PSG the lead at half time, although Diego Rolán scored for Bordeaux in the first minute of the second half and the hosts had Zoumana Camara sent off.[10]

On 11 February, PSG defeated Nantes 20 at home in the last 16 with goals by Cavani and Yohan Cabaye while Ibrahimović was rested.[11] In the quarter-finals on 4 March they won by the same score against Monaco, David Luiz opening the scoring after three minutes and Cavani doubling the lead later on.[12] PSG won 41 in their semi-final against Saint-Étienne on 8 April, with a hat-trick by Ibrahimović which took him to 102 goals for the club, starting with a penalty for the 100th.[13]

Final

30 May 2015
21:00 CEST
Auxerre 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain
Report Cavani  64'
Stade de France
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Antony Gautier
GK 30 French Guiana Donovan Léon
RB 2France Ruben Aguilar
CB 4 France Sébastien Puygrenier (c)
CB 3 France Thomas Fontaine
LB 17France Karim Djellabi
CM 27France Rémi Mulumba
CM 6Morocco Jamel Aït Ben Idir
RW 20France Grégory Berthier
AM 9France Frédéric Sammaritano
LW 15France Amara Baby
CF 26Mali Cheick Diarra
Substitutes:
GK 1Central African Republic Geoffrey Lembet
DF 5 Gabon Henri Ndong
MF 7France Pierre Bouby
MF 8France Samed Kılıç
FW 10 France Julien Viale
FW 22Guadeloupe Livio Nabab
FW 34France Alexandre Vincent
Manager:
France Jean-Luc Vannuchi
GK 1France Nicolas Douchez
RB 23Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel
CB 2 Brazil Thiago Silva (c)
CB 32 Brazil David Luiz
LB 17Brazil Maxwell
DM 8Italy Thiago Motta
CM 24 Italy Marco Verratti
CM 14France Blaise Matuidi
RW 7Brazil Lucas
LW 9Uruguay Edinson Cavani
CF 10Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović
Substitutes:
GK 30 Italy Salvatore Sirigu
DF 5 Brazil Marquinhos
DF 19 Ivory Coast Serge Aurier
DF 21 France Lucas Digne
MF 4France Yohan Cabaye
FW 15France Jean-Christophe Bahebeck
FW 22Argentina Ezequiel Lavezzi
Manager:
France Laurent Blanc

References

  1. "Auxerre 0 PSG 1". BBC Sport. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. "Auxerre 0 PSG 1". Goal.com. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "France - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  4. "Auxerre 1-0 Strasbourg". Goal.com. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  5. "Jura Sud 0-1 Auxerre". Goal.com. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  6. "Coupe de France Wrap: Saint-Etienne through". Four Four Two. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  7. "Coupe de France Wrap: Guingamp leave it late". Four Four Two. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  8. "Auxerre 1-0 Guingamp: Holders dumped out of Coupe de France by Sammaritano strike". Goal.com. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  9. Godden, Nicholas (5 January 2015). "Montpellier 0-3 PSG: Zlatan Ibrahimovic inspires Laurent Blanc's side to victory in the French Cup". Daily Mail. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  10. "Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 Bordeaux: Cavani and Pastore win it for hosts". Goal.com. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  11. "Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Nantes: Cavani and Cabaye keep quadruple hunt alive". Goal.com. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  12. "Paris St G 2-0 Monaco". BBC Sport. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  13. Wood, David (8 April 2015). "PSG 4-1 Saint Etienne: Zlatan Ibrahimovic hat-trick takes him past 100 mark as Laurent Blanc's men reach cup final". Daily Mail. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

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