Golden Lion, from Martinique, endured an 8,000-mile spherical journey solely to lose 12-0 to Lille within the French Cup.
The group from the tiny Caribbean island have been capable of play within the competitors as a result of sides from a wide range of France’s abroad territories are allowed to compete in it.
Consequently, they headed to Lille hoping to trigger an upset in opposition to the Ligue 1 giants within the spherical of 64 tie.
However the hosts have been snug winners, with two gamers hitting hat-tricks.
Canada striker Jonathan David and Edon Zhegrova scored half of Lille’s dozen objectives, with Yusuf Yazici and Hakon Arnar Haraldsson every scoring two.
Tiago Santos and Amine Messoussa additionally scored in a sport the place Lille had 37 pictures on aim, in comparison with only one for Golden Lion.
Line-ups
Lille
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Chevalier
- 2Carvalho SantosSubstituted forZedadkaat 68′minutes
- 5Yoro
- 4de Souza Ribeiro
- 3Gonçalves dos Santos
- 6AndréSubstituted forBouaddiat 68′minutes
- 8GomesSubstituted forMiramónat 68′minutes
- 11Zhegrova
- 10YaziciSubstituted forMaloudaat 82′minutes
- 7HaraldssonSubstituted forMessoussaat 81′minutes
- 9David
Substitutes
- 12Bouaddi
- 13Zedadka
- 14Umtiti
- 15Gudmundsson
- 16Mannone
- 17Ferrah
- 18Messoussa
- 19Malouda
- 20Miramón
Golden Lion
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Meslien
- 2NoelSubstituted forPhaëtonat 65′minutes
- 6Bellance
- 4Singama
- 3SalinesSubstituted forBourguignonat 77′minutes
- 11CatherineSubstituted forFaucherat 77′minutes
- 5CharlotonSubstituted forBarthéléryat 76′minutes
- 8GreletSubstituted forLamartinièreat 50′minutes
- 7Lamasine
- 10Gracien
- 9Parsemain
Substitutes
- 12Lamartinière
- 13Grambert
- 14Barthéléry
- 15Phaëton
- 16Rose
- 17Boriel
- 18Bourguignon
- 19Faucher
- 20Giboyau
