Differdingen breaks through the 24-hour sound wall in the cup

FC Differdingen 03 beats FC Wiltz 71 3-0 on a sunny Wednesday evening and moves into the final of the Coupe de Luxembourg. However, it was not a sure -fire success for the team of coach Pedro Resend. « Wiltz made life very difficult, especially in the first half and was good in the duels. I am glad that we are in the final, » admits the Differdingen defense chief and goal scorer for 3: 0, Kevin d’Angzoco.

The guests from Wiltz show themselves biting and aggressively in the duels from the start. After 18 minutes, Differdingen comes dangerously in front of Ralph’s goal for the first time. Guillaume Trani and Andreas Buch initially fail on a Wiltz defender and then on the goalkeeper. In the 45th minute, Trani had the chance to put his team in the lead, but shoots just past the goal from a few meters.

In the added time of the first half, a stroke of genius from Artur Abreu gives the home team the lead (45.+3rd ‘). The 30-year-old pulls from the left and swings the ball from 16 meters with right into the goal. The spell is broken. A short time later, both teams go to the cabins. A mammoth task awaits the eleven of Mikhail Zaritski in the second round against defensive solid hosts.

After the restart, Wiltz endeavors, but the Resende team allows little and is developing more and more. After an hour, Abreu serves the trani that was still unhappy in the first half, which increases completely freely from the left position to 2: 0 (60. ‘). The tooths of the tooths have finally drawn.

However, Zaritski is not so easily beaten and brings another striker into play with Victor Gorny. Five minutes after his substitution, the 22-year-old suddenly appears in the five-meter room, but his dangerous end is blocked and lands next to the goal of Felipe Ventura.

After a Trani corner, D’Anzico heads the gate 3-0 (72. ‘) into the Wiltzer printing phase. Afterwards, Wiltz shows morality, but no longer comes in front of the goal. The game ends with a sovereign 3-0 home win for FC Differdingen 03. Wiltz has invested a lot for 90 minutes, but the Differdinger did not let go much in the back and knew how to convince in the crucial moments.

Effectiveness and speed

After a long cup season, in which they have eliminated Progès Niederkorn in the quarter -finals, the guests predominated proud. « We gave everything against the best team from Luxembourg and kept well. They were effective and used their few chances. We were missing this effectiveness, » said Ben Biver.

On the other hand, his goal for a 1-0 was the key to success in a first half with a first half. « The first 45 minutes were very difficult for us. However, we were able to develop our game again with an action, » he says. The fact that things went better after the break had a certain reason. « We were much more present in the second half and had significantly more speed in the game. This made us decided. »

His goal was a feat that is expected by differences in important moments. « I know my strengths on the left. I already knew what I would do when I was in the ball. I am glad that the ball found the way into the goal and that I could help my team with it. »

The FCD’s excellent defensive work is essential for moving into the cup final and symbolically for success throughout the season. Also in the 16th game in this calendar year, the reigning master remained without conceding a goal. That is 1,440 minutes of play, i.e. 24 hours without a goal « Such a series feels great and gives us an enormous amount of confidence. This confirms the good work that we do. It is an incredible joy and makes me proud. Now it is important to do this as long as possible, » says d’Anzico.

In the final on May 28th in the Stade de Luxembourg, the merger club against F91 Dudelingen has the opportunity to celebrate the double for the first time in club history. « We go to the final to win. You only play a finale to win, » emphasizes D’Angzo.