This Saturday at the Paul-Lignon stadium, Naucelle – Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon for the men and Bozouls – Rignac-Montbazens for the women will face each other in the finals of the Aveyron Cup. The women’s duel kicks off at 2:30 p.m., the men’s duel at 7 p.m.
Style opposition between Saint-Georges and Naucelle, tomorrow evening between the 4th and 8th of Departmental 1. The Saint-Georgiens advance with a costume of light favorites, but it will be their first in the lair of Paul-Lignon while that the Naucellois are experts in the competition with five titles.
The cup was never a priority for us, we were more focused on the championship. But it’s true that in the three years since Lamine (Diedhiou, the coach) arrived, he has made it a goal. Then, we also played for seven seasons in the League so it was the reserve team that competed. » The sentence is full of meaning and it comes from the co-president of Sud Aveyronnais, Eric Maury, one of the pillars of the club located at the foot of the famous Millau viaduct. The objective has finally become reality for Diedhiou and his family who have been able to wake up the dormitory town, of around 1,700 souls, of Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon. After Espalion in the semi-final (3-1), it will be necessary to pass on the body of the Naucellois, recent winners of the event, in 2019, to lift the coveted trophy.
The two teams faced each other twice in the championship for a victory for Saint-Georges (2-1) and a draw (1-1). Only at 7 p.m., there will no longer be any question of championship, statistics, and other analyses, apart from winning at the end of 90 or even 120 minutes and more if you wish to register your name on the list of the most beautiful Aveyron trophy.
“Experience can be a plus, the truth on the ground is quite different”
In the land of tripou, not satisfied, we will not be fooled and it is with determination that the Tarn technician Abdelkader Medjahri and his family will want to leave their mark on this 2024 edition. “They are very difficult to maneuver, but we We are ready to respond in all areas of the game, he said. Yes, the experience perhaps a little more on a psychological level, only, the truth on the ground is quite different”, wants to be ambitious the one who will field six players on the pitch already winners in 2019. Many say that it is necessary to come a once to discover and a second to win. Loïc Maury and his gang should certainly not hear it that way and will be keen to thwart the adage.
Medjahri-Diedhiou tactical duel
If a majority of D1 coaches see Saint-Georges as the favorite (read opposite), it is very difficult to make a prediction between the forces involved. It is also a tactical duel between the two coaches Medjahri and
Diedhiou who will discover the event. Which one will handle it best, which one will give the most confidence to their players? Diedhiou’s men, with their attacking duo Pelissier – Maury, will want to make history by writing their name on the list for the first time while the yellow and black will hope to follow in the footsteps of their illustrious predecessors. And to bring back a new cup, the sixth, only five years after the last one. “We are very peaceful. We feel that we are a little above it but in a match, it risks coming down to details, a set piece. The plan is to impose our game,” predicts Diedhiou. Place your bets.
Earlier in the afternoon, the two best Aveyron district women’s teams open hostilities for what will be a remake of the last final. The Bozoulaises are eyeing a third consecutive success in the event (which would make five in total) while the Montbazens-Rignac players will be keen to take their revenge.
The revenge, the remake, the final explanation, the fight of the titans… There could be many titles when approaching this final, identical to that of last season, between the best in Aveyron women’s football at the departmental level. at present. Proof of this has been the last two seasons with the insolent domination of the two forces involved. Both in the championship and in the cup. This season again, the Bozoulaises finished champions ahead of the Montbazino-Rignacoises.
And if just a year ago, Sonia Roux, Sandra Chelda and their green gang seemed to be well ahead, the gap between the two best enemies has narrowed. They finished the D1 championship at the top of the standings tied on points. Bozouls being crowned on the particular goal difference (draw at Montbazens-Rignac and victory at home).
Bozouls champion, but Montbazens-Rignac better attack and better defense
Yet something rare, the dauphines have the best attack and the best defense in the departmental elite. “We can’t wait, the excitement is building. All season, we live for this. I feel a lot of determination and desire. It will be 50/50, like the season where we finished tied. Only a victory at home decided us. I’m not going to change anything from usual. In any case, the two teams know each other by heart,” anticipates Loïc Cambefort, the new Bozoulais coach since the start of the season, and who has brilliantly taken over from Yoan Boyer. To lead his team to victory, he will be able to count on a Chelda who has already been decisive in the last two finals.
As for the Montbazens-Rignac agreement, after having tickled his opponent throughout the season, it is time for ambitions for the coach, Romain Nicolas: “Now that we have discovered, I am the first , we know what to expect. The score was heavy last May (5-1, Editor’s note). We hope it will be tighter. Bozouls has a column of 4-5 very solid players with talent, including Chelda and Roux who will have to be blocked. It will come down to details. » Really undecided.
These small details which will make the difference when the final whistle blows, either for the revenge of the Ouest-Aveyronnaises, or for the consecration of a generation of Bozoulaises which would be titled for the third time in a row.
