At the end of the 7th round of the French Football Cup, in mid-November, there were three clubs from Vendée and one from Loire-Atlantique qualified for the next round. Finally, the USSA Vertou was fished out after filing an appeal against the Etoile Maritime d'Aytré. The Charentais won on penalties, but as Vertou spotted, the license of one of the players was not compliant. He shouldn't have played. The USSA Vertou (N3) players therefore flew to Reunion on Monday evening. They will face Saint-Denis (R1)Sunday December 1 in the afternoon (1 p.m., in mainland France)
Vertou drafted, change of opponents for several clubs
The mic-mac around the qualification on the green carpet of Vertou was not without consequences for other clubs in the region. Saint-Philbert-de-Grandlieu (N3), which was to leave for Reunion, finally welcomes Pau, a Ligue 2 club. The match will be played at the Jean-Leveillé stadium in Challans, Saturday November 30 at 2:30 p.m.. ESO La Roche (N3), which for the first time in its history reaches the 8th round, has also changed opponents and will host the Martinicans of RC Saint-Joseph (R1). Match at 6 p.m.
The other Roche club, Roche VF (N2), travels this Friday, 7 p.m., to Orléans, which plays one division above. As for the Herbiers players (N2), who fell to Ajaccio (L2) after a stunning match in the previous round, they face the Girondins de Bordeaux, relegated to N2 this season. A match at Bouscat, near Bordeaux, and the VHF learned this Thursday afternoon, impossible for its supporters to make the trip. As regularly since the start of the season for Girondins matches, the meeting will take place behind closed doors.
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