体坛英语资讯：Strasbourg claim French League Cup title over Guingamp through penalty shootout
<p><span word="PARIS">PARIS</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 30-- <span word="Strasbourg">Strasbourg</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> 14 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="disappointing">disappointing</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="strugglers">strugglers</span> <span word="Guingamp">Guingamp</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="shootout">shootout</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Strasbourg">Strasbourg</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005, <span word="triumphed">triumphed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shootout">shootout</span> 4-1 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Stade">Stade</span> <span word="Pierre">Pierre</span> <span word="Mauroy">Mauroy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lille">Lille</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="decider">decider</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="creating">creating</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadlock">deadlock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Strasbourg">Strasbourg</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restart">restart</span>. <span word="Adrien">Adrien</span> <span word="Thomasson">Thomasson</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="volley">volley</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 59<span word="th">th</span> <span word="minute">minute</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ludovic">Ludovic</span> <span word="Ajorque">Ajorque</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="free">free</span>-<span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>. <span word="Ajorque">Ajorque</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="goalkeeper">goalkeeper</span> <span word="Marc">Marc</span>-<span word="Aurele">Aurele</span> <span word="Caillard">Caillard</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ensuing">ensuing</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drab">drab</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="impacted">impacted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fitness">fitness</span>, <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="shootout">shootout</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Guingamp">Guingamp</span> <span word="Alexandre">Alexandre</span> <span word="Mendy">Mendy</span> <span word="misfired">misfired</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crossbar">crossbar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rony">Rony</span> <span word="Rodelin">Rodelin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Caillard">Caillard</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Strasbourg">Strasbourg</span> <span word="counterpart">counterpart</span> <span word="Bingourou">Bingourou</span> <span word="Kamara">Kamara</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="round">round</span>.</p><p><span word="Sanjin">Sanjin</span> <span word="Prcic">Prcic</span>, <span word="Thomasson">Thomasson</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dimitri">Dimitri</span> <span word="Lienard">Lienard</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="mistake">mistake</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="respective">respective</span> 12-<span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="shots">shots</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Lionel">Lionel</span> <span word="Carole">Carole</span> <span word="sealed">sealed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Strasbourg">Strasbourg</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="entitled">entitled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="season">season</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Europa">Europa</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="qualifications">qualifications</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="tougher">tougher</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="awaits">awaits</span> <span word="Guingamp">Guingamp</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="restrained">restrained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> 18<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>-<span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="league">league</span>.</p>
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