frbleus1-1, Exercise 2: A Coupe de France tie

Model answer (an imaginary match):

The village club, drawn at home in the round of 64, filled its small ground with the whole commune. Their gardien, a plumber in the week, saved two shots in the first ten minutes, and the sélectionneur of the national team, watching the draw on television, remarked that this is why the cup matters. The Ligue 1 side, the region's big name, passed the ball neatly but could not find a but until a long tir just before the interval.

In the second half the Ligue 1 team's quality told, and they won 3-0. The village players, who had come through no centre de formation, left to applause, and the local paper said it was the best day in the club's history. Some of the youngsters had grown up in the banlieue of the nearby city and said they were proud to wear the colours. The crowd sang La Marseillaise before the game and the team's anthem after it.

Terms used: gardien, sélectionneur, but, tir, centre de formation, banlieue, La Marseillaise (seven, so more than six).

Care: the tie is invented; real draws, scores and club names should be checked in the cup's records.