Guingamp, winner of the competition in 2009 and 2014, will play its first Coupe de France match this season at the Louis-Bielman stadium in Lisieux (Calvados), Saturday November 16 at 6:30 p.m. Sylvain Ripoll's men will notably be deprived of Pierre Lemonnier, injured, and Kalidou Sidibé, suspended.
They face FC Serquigny-Nassandres, a Regional 2 club which eliminated Flers (National 3) in the previous round. Here are three things to know about this Eure team, qualified for the first time in its history in the 7th round.
An undefeated team in the championship
FC Serquigny-Nassandres played six days of the championship, in its group D of Regional 2. With four victories and two draws, Julien Vinette's players are second. Their last match? A success against San Sebastian 3-0.
Scorers to watch
Nicolas Citerin was the executioner of Saint-Sébastien on November 10 in R2. The Serquigny-Nassandres striker enjoyed himself and scored a hat-trick in this 3-0 victory. During the 6th round of the Coupe de France against Flers (N3), Antoine Delater scored twice, for a 2-1 qualification.
The last representative of the department
Côtes-d'Armor has six teams still competing in the Coupe de France: Guingamp (Ligue 2), Dinan Léhon and Stade Briochin (N2), Saint-Brieuc Ginglin and CO Briochin (R1) as well as Stade Paimpolais ( R2). The hopes of Eure now rest only on Serquigny-Nassandres, the last representative of the department. He is also the little thumb of Normandy.
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