Uonly strike repelled by an upright and two others which did not find the target. Choisy-au-Bac could not have done worse to shorten the penalty shootout which determined, this Sunday evening in Nogent-sur-Oise, the winner of the Coupe de l’Oise. The 2024 edition thus returned to Chaumont-en-Vexin which entered its name on the list for the first time.
Relegated to Regional 2 for several weeks, the Chaumontois thus offered themselves a little corner of blue sky that their opponents, excluded at the very end of the season from the race to climb to National 3, would also have liked to taste. “ We should have won this match in the game, estimated Michaël Faria, the defeated coach. But the guys were at the end of their efforts. It’s also the end of a long season and we can’t blame the players. We have a good group that has good things to experience next season. »
Mixed joy for Christophe Chapron
On the Chaumont-en-Vexin side, the joy was very mixed for Christophe Chapron, for whom it was the last match at the head of the team. “ I am leaving the club for which I no longer want to invest and where I no longer feel in my place, he announced with emotion. I am happy with this victory for the players who went to get it and I dedicated it to Eric and Patrick Maigret who brought me to Chaumont, as well as to the volunteers who work hard for the club. It still has a bitter taste for me because of our descent in the championship. The work is not completed… »
Chaumont-en-Vexin took the match in the right direction by opening the scoring through Jesus Mafouta following an intercepted ball (32e). Shaken in the first period, Choisy-au-Bac came back with better intentions after the break by quickly equalizing through Erwin Bonga (46e). The tug-of-war involved did not find a winner in regulation time or after extra time. Penalties were then the only way to award consolation to one of the two unfortunate players of the season.
CHOISY-AU-BAC (R1) – CHAUMONT-EN-VEXIN (R1): 1-1 (1-3 tab)
GOALS – Chaumont: Mafouta (32nd); Choisy-au-Bac: Bonga (46th).
