FC Metz in the middle of the Vosges fir trees ! This Friday, on the occasion of the 8th round of the Coupe de France, the Grenats (L2) travel to the pitch of US Raon L'Etape (N3). Three divisions separate Moselle professionals from Vosges amateurs. Two years ago, the two teams had already faced each other at the Gasser stadium, and the Croix de Lorraine club had won and qualified, 2 goals to 1.
Stéphane Le Mignan’s press briefing: “no turnover in the Vosges”
This Wednesday, November 26, during the traditional pre-match press briefing, the Metz coach indicated the new package of Maxime Colin (knee) and that of Pope Sy (adductor). Papa Amadou Diallo is finally free of his pubic problems, and he is fit for service.
After the victory at Obernai, during the previous round, where he had rotated, Stéphane Le Mignan, specifies that against Raon, he will line up this time ” the best possible team “.
The FC Metz coach did not yet know, this Wednesday, whether he would start in the Lorraine cages, the young Alexis Mirbach. This pure product of the garnet team, started the meeting in Obernai, due to the injury of Pape Sy, and the call-up, with the Algerian selection of Alex Oukidja.
Raon struggles in the championship, prolific in the cup
In his hen, a National 3the equivalent of the 5th division, the US Raon L'Etape is twelfth in the rankingout of 14, with only two victories, two draws against four defeats. Last weekend, the Vosges were unable to play in the championship because the pitch at the Gasser stadium was covered in snow.
In the French Cup, thanks to favorable draws, Farid Touileb's protégés were a hit, with big victories notably against Golbey (6-1), Sainte Marguerite (7-0) and the Mosellans of SO Merlebach (8- 0). During the seventh round, the Vosges took out, at the end of the penalty shootout, the Alsatians of Biesheim (1-1). Raon snatched the one everywhere, in added time, thanks to a header from Kévin Dumigny.
FC Metz will have to be wary of the Raonnais striker, Hold Optionsauthor of six league goals.
