Ice hockey: Rouen – Cergy (Coupe de France, round of 16) | General France
Make way for the Coupe de France. This 1/16th final is the third clash, in 10 days, between Rouen and Cergy. But tonight is without a future for one of the two teams. All the gun holders of the Jokers are present. Despite the two close defeats of the “Greens against” Blacks and Yellows “, confidence is maintained in front of the cage to Sebastian Ylönen. Two big names are missing from the Dragons. Florian Chakiachvili for a few weeks now and Rolands Vigners, replaced by Yoan Salve and Tommy Perret.
On Lacroix Island the pressure of the Magnus League was forgotten. Place is made for slippery riffs and percussive strikes, bases of a powerful rhythm, of a rare chaotic and spectacular rapture, which will go crescendo. Big hearts for big emotions. Fire !
Rajamäki performs the opening track (1’20). Tomasino (1’56) and Gilbert (3’55) warm up the visiting goalkeeper. The Ile-de-France residents are sowing the storm. Dorey (4’19), Da Costa (5’45) and Sherbinin (6’21) fail to fully exploit the potential of their good positions. On the other hand, without trembling, facing a net opened by Guttig, in the role of the refined passer, concealer of goalie problem, Vincent Nesa, him, makes the crowd scream, in a sequence – turnaround to “two-against- zero ”-prepared on“ NHL20 ”(1-0 to 7’13).
Paredes’ men, always badass, are more precise but Pintaric is not conciliatory. The soloist dislikes Vincent Melin sported by Da Costa (8’43). To suffer is in the DNA of these Dragons version 2022 who know how to explode like popcorn, a sublime framework for their new edifice. Silver-handed Kelsey pokes her wrists of steel. The RHE doubles the bet with Caron in iron curtain, condemning Ylönen to blindness and a Lampérier fighter so sticky, so useful (2-0 at 11’38) [photo ci-dessous].
Sometimes these struggles in the depths of the serac lead to prison. During that of the Lovérien, the HCCP traces its route, with its disheveled, clumsy desires on this first superiority. Bad news for barkers of all kinds, the distorted crosses on the banks of the Oise continue to growl. Among these, those of Suire (18’04) and Rajamäki (18’39) are the most powerful. Johnston’s before sweating in the locker room is also stocky (19’06).
The respite was conducive to the anesthetic scent of Cergyssoises after a bouquet of fireworks. The Rouen people, bottle-fed with the blood of various carrion, are not languid in the frozen arena. The preys passed in inferiority, when unlucky Ylönen tried a long big freaked clearance… countered by Tessier directly in the chloroformed benchmark of Da Costa’s teammates (3-0 at 23’26).
Prisoners are chained first for the pleasure of Nesa (25’48) in front of an authoritarian Ylönen like a sip of strong alcohol. Yeo and Kearney get confused, one taking advantage of its supremacy to settle scores, the other initiates retaliation. Everything then changes in the orgy, everything ignites on this spark. The powder that a fireproof Pintaric turns into ash is still Kearney (30’14). Yéo is decidedly rebellious. The conflagration is now. Are you ready ? Rajamäki (31’16), Kestillä (31’36 & 31’47) and Owre (32’27) blow on the embers. Until a jewel of a flamboyant pass from the last named through the local brand for an igneous salvo from Hordelalay. Beginning of the cremation of the ventilated cage of Pintaric (3-1 to 32’48).
This abounds on both sides because Rouen, scorched, has sensed the danger and is recovering its thirst for passion and self-sacrifice. The contingent of Fabrice Lhenry obtains two power games. Guttig (33’10), Flood (34’18) and Perret (36’34) are his main offensive flashes at the end of the period. Cergy replied by Levesque (38’53) and Abramov (34’53 & 39’13). The beginnings of scouring hockey that the parsimonious crowd, but regaled, will admire in the last twenty.
This time there isn’t really any cotton in the Jokers’ skates. Lively, they are very present in the arena. They can oppose Gilbert (43’07) and an inferiority (50’49). Better, after ten minutes, they become conquerors and attack Pintaric’s cage. The combo, Kestilä, Diffley, Rajamäki, Kearney, Dorey mixes cello and mosh pits. The last three go to the noughts and crosses with the opposing defense. A giant and enjoyable “Tic-Tac-Toe” allows the former Rouen defender to put the puck in (3-2 at 53’42).
The end of the match is explosive. The assistance encourages during the descent of each other’s batteries. Lampérier (55’23), Yeo (55’58) and Guimond (57’19) causing as many favorable throat climbs, as well as solidarity clamors on throws from Owre (54’18), Sherbinin (54’43) and Hordelalay (56’34). Paredes claims his “time-out” and replaces Ylönen with an additional striker. All the hands are in the red. Rouen will finally qualify, forcing the puck for more than two minutes to an elliptical path around a slot borrowed from yet devastating traffic.
On arrival the Dragons qualify, in 7 minutes of simmering suffering, stirred by a system, at the same time powerful, direct and very arranged during which to win it was necessary to level up and be more efficient in weak moments. of the opponent. As soon as you accept the tics of this kind of hockey, random turnarounds, often inspired, sometimes too risky, this style which can sweep everything in its path, which steals goals from goalies, far from orchestral hockey more classics, we love it. Clearly the match blew us away, in spite of ourselves. Well done to all the players.
Rouen – Cergy: 3-2 (2-0, 1-1, 0-1)
Friday October 29, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. at the Guy Boissière sports center.
Arbitrators: MM. Yann Furet and Pierre Dehaen assisted by MM. Jérémie Douchy and Jérémie Collin.
Spectators: 2560
Penalties: Rouen 16 ′ (2 ‘, 4 + 10’, 0 ‘); Cergy 12 ′ (0 ′, 10 ′, 2 ‘)
Shots: Rouen 31 (12, 13, 6); Cergy 27 (10, 7, 10)
Superiorities: Rouen 1/5, Cergy 1/2
Evolution of the score:
1-0 at 07’13 Nesa assisted by Guttig and Flood
2-0 at 11’38 Tessier assisted by Lampérier and Guimond
3-0 at 23’26 Tessier assisted by Flood and Bedin (sup.num.)
3-1 at 32’48 Hordelalay assisted by Owre and Rajamäki (sup.num.)
3-2 at 53’42 Dorey assisted by Kearney and Rajamäki
Rouen
Attackers:
David Gilbert – Anthony Guttig (A) – Vincent Nesa
Loïc Lampérier (A) – Kelsey Tessier – Joël Caron
Joris Bedin – Andrew Johnston – Quentin Tomasino
Jordan Hervé – Joran Reynaud – Tommy Perret
Rear:
Sacha Guimond – Marc-André Dorion
Yoan Salve – Mark Flood (C)
Dylan Yeo – Enzo Cantagallo
Guardian :
Matja Pintaric (25 stops)
Substitute: Valentin Duquenne (g). Absent: Florian Chakiachvili and Rolands Vigners.
Cergy
Attackers:
Pierre-Charles Hordelalay – Steven Owre – Thomas Suire
Tuukka Rajamäki – Aku Kestilä – Dennis Kearney (A)
Norbert Abramov – Charles Levesque (A) – Ryan Tait
Kevin Da Costa (C) – Timothée Franck – Louis Petit
Rear:
Vincent Melin – Brayden Sherbinin
Brien Diffley – Aurélien Dorey
Antti Kauppila – Jules Lefebvre
Guardian :
Sebastian Ylönen (28 stops) [sorti de 57’38 à 60’00]
Alternates: Patrick Munson (l). Absent: none.