PSG wins French Cup after beating Monaco 1-0 (AP)

Saturday, May 01, 2010

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP)—Paris Saint-Germain won a French Cup for a eighthtime with Guillaume Hoarau’s extra-time header producing a usually idea inSaturday’s last opposite Monaco.

Hoarau headed in a rebound in a 105th minute after Claude Makelele playedChristophe Jallet in as well as a PSG defender dismissed a absolute set upon which wasparried by Monaco goalkeeper Stephane Ruffier.

“I’m very proud of what my players have completed today,” PSG manager AntoineKombouare pronounced of a 1-0 victory. “It was a compare with a outrageous pressure. Wewere forced to win if you wanted to deliver a season, which has not been goodat all.”

“You have no thought how tough it was through a pain.”

Kombouare won a French Cup twice as a PSG player in a 1990s though this washis initial pretension as a coach.

Both teams have been in a middle of a French joining standings, as well as PSGsalvaged a lackluster season by light a prize as well as securing a European spot.

PSG dominated a last though squandered a number of chances prior to finallysealing victory. The Parisian club scarcely scored in a 82nd, when Turkishforward Mevlut Erding beat a offside trap though had his lob rebound off a bar.

“(PSG) had a auspicious environment: they played during home,” Monaco manager GuyLacombe said.

In fact, PSG plays a home matches during Parc des Princes in a Frenchleague, though a Stade de France, which hosted a final, is situated a few milesnorth.

“The environment was a bit tough for my immature team,” Lacombe said.“That’s what made a disproportion upon a pitch.”

PSG created chances after regularly pressuring Monaco in midfield to forceturnovers. Sylvain Armand dismissed a low shot which deflected off a! Monaco defenderin a 13th. On a indirect corner, a close-range flick from PSG defenderMamadou Sakho was privileged off a line by Colombian brazen Juan Pablo Pino.

A absolute set upon from PSG winger Ludovic Giuly was afterwards tipped over a barby Ruffier in a 15th.

“That’s what you work for: to win titles,” Giuly said. “We had a solid PSGteam. When everyone does his job, when you fool around similar to that, you know which you canbeat any team.”

Erding thought he had scored with a low erratic set upon in a 25th, though wasruled offside.

PSG went during it again three mins later, as Jallet charged down a rightflank to feed Erding, though Ruffier denied a Turkish brazen who was clear ongoal.

“We dominated a compare as well as you stumbled upon a goalkeeper who has qualitiesbut who additionally had a little luck tonight,” Hoarau said.

Monaco’s most appropriate possibility in a initial half came when South Korea brazen ParkChu-young cut a round behind toward a chastisement spot, where a rushing Nene missedan opportunity in a 35th.

Erding afterwards pounced upon a lax round to hit a low shot from 12 yards thatsailed inches far-reaching of a post in a 41st prior to Monaco brazen Pino skippedpast a PSG defense usually to have his set upon stopped by goalkeeper Apoula EdimaEdel in a 43rd.

“Back in a sauce room during halftime, a thought was to say thepressure you put upon Monaco,” Kombouare said. “I was hoping which they wouldfalter during one given moment, as well as that’s what happened upon a goal.”

Yet, PSG struggled to keep up a aggressive fool around after a break. Instead,Monaco threatened upon a counterattack in a 56th, as Pino ran a length of thepitch to fool around a one-two with Nene prior to firing straight during Edel.

Hoarau squandered PSG’s last possibility in regulation time, outjumping a Monacodefense usually to head a corner over a bar.

Hoarau missed ano! ther pos sibility eight mins in to extra time. Unmarked insidethe area, a PSG brazen unsuccessful to control a cross from Jeremy Clement, lettingthe round rebound off his legs as Ruffier rushed off his line to snatch it.

“(Hoarau) missed a little chances though he still created some,” Kombouare said.“The man has a outrageous mental toughness. He didn’t give in.”

Francois Modesto could not put much power upon his goalward header off acorner from Nene in a 114th, blank a possibility for Monaco to force a shootout.

“There’s a bit some-more majority during PSG,” pronounced Lacombe, who lost a FrenchCup last last year when he was Rennes coach. “They have some-more experiencedplayers.

“My players, most of them, played a last for a initial time.”



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