After facing each other in the championship, Amiens SC and FC Lillers meet again this Sunday with the objective of reaching the fifth round of the Coupe de France.
At the start of the season, Nicolas Cauvin's players set themselves the objective of reaching the fifth round of the Coupe de France. Now, they are only one match away from reaching it thanks to their victories against Entente Sains/Saint-Fuscien (0-7) and Hénin Beaumont (2-0). To climb beyond the regional phase, the Amiens will have to get rid of another Regional 1 team that they know well: FC Lillers. The two teams faced each other during the first day of the championship on September 6. It was the ASC which emerged victorious from this match played at home. “At home, we picked them up cold at the start of the match, remembers Nicolas Cauvin. But it was a first match. Were they all against us or not? I don't know. We know very well that a Cup match will be totally different from our first meeting. »
Even if his team is performing rather well lately, with a dynamic of three victories in the last three matches, the Amiens coach is wary before facing Lillers for the second time: « It's a good block that defends very well. I think it will be a match with a lot of duels. You will have to be serious, diligent and put in the right ingredients to qualify. » Nicolas Cauvin is right to be wary since Lillers has been undefeated for four matches, including two successes against Beauvais in the championship (3-2) and in the previous round of the Coupe de France (2-3). « All we can see is that looking at the results, it's a difficult team to maneuver. For me, they will play at the top of the table. If you want to advance to the next round, you have to go through these steps. It must also make us grow for the future in the championship. »
Women's French Cup, 4th round
Sunday November 3, 2:30 p.m., Liller sports complex: FC Lillers (R1) – Amiens SC (R1)
César Willot
Photo credit: Reynald Valleron – Gazettesports.fr
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