The 2010 Coupe Gambardella final was the 55th final of France's youth cup competition. The final took place on 1 May 2010 at the Stade de France in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis and served as a curtain raiser for the final of the Coupe de France. The match was contested between Sochaux and Metz. The final was shown live on France 4.
Team background Sochaux entered the final for the 3rd time in the club's history. Sochaux first appeared in the final in 1973 finishing as runners-up to Nantes. In their next two appearances, the team were crowned champions defeating Lens 1–0 in 1983 and Auxerre 5–4 on penalties in 2007 after the match ended 2–2 after 90 minutes. The 2007 team was led by Marvin Martin, Ryad Boudebouz, Sloan Privat, and Geoffrey Tulasne. All four players are now regulars in the senior Sochaux team.
Metz's appearance in the Gambardella final marked their 4th appearance in the competition's ultimate match. Of the appearances, Metz have won the cup twice, first in 1981 defeating Nice 1–0, and again in 2001 handling Caen 2–0. The 2001 team was anchored by goalkeeper Ludovic Butelle and midfielders Laurent Agouazi and Ludovic Obraniak. All three players had respectable careers at Metz before moving on to other Ligue 1 clubs.
Match
Details
SOCHAUX: GK 1 Pierrick CrosRB 2 Clément GiraudCB 3 Jérôme Roussillon CB 4 Bastien FaugereLB 5 Yann Boa KaneCM 6 Petrus Boumal CM 8 Cheick KouroumaRM 7 Serdar Gürler (c)LM 11 Cédric Bakambu AM 10 Rafaël Dias FW 9 Plaisir Bahamboula Substitutes:GK 16 Yoann CollasDF 12 Pierre Brice Ah-YoMF 13 Yven Moyo MF 14 Quentin Pereira FW 15 Célestin N'Dongo Manager: Jean-Sébastien MérieuxMETZ: GK 1 Anthony Mfa MezuiRB 2 Adrien FerinoCB 5 Kalidou Koulibaly CB 4 Teddy KayomboLB 3 Gaëtan Bussman DM 6 Djamel N'Ganvala (c)CM 7 Samy Kehli CM 8 Bouna Sarr RW 9 Jordan Faucher LW 10 Yeni Ngbakoto FW 11 Seydou SimparaSubstitutes:GK 16 Siegfried Aisse KedeDF 12 Yohan Croizet MF 13 Jeremy Meligner MF 14 Romaric Nya Ngatcha FW 15 Clément Sannier Manager: Olivier Perrin
MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Romain Galibert (Ligue Atlantique) Sylvain Barcella (Ligue d'Aquitaine) Fourth official: Jonathan Signoret (Ligue d'Auvergne)MATCH RULES 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level after 90 minutes. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
Road to the Final Sochaux Second RoundSochaux11–0OrléansRound of 64Dijon2–5SochauxRound of 32Rhône Vallées1–5SochauxRound of 16Gueugnon0–0(aet) 4–5 pen.SochauxQuarter-finalsSochaux2–1ToulouseSemi-finalSochaux4–1NantesMetz Second RoundAmilly0–2MetzRound of 64Thionville0–5MetzRound of 32Chantilly1–3MetzRound of 16Saint-Étienne1–1(aet) 3–4 pen.MetzQuarter-finalsMetz3–3(aet) 3–2 pen.LyonSemi-finalSedan1–3Metz
References
External links Coupe Gambardella FFF Page