D-day for RC Saint-Joseph against SC Bastia

A historic match for RC Saint-Joseph which will be this Friday, December 20 on the lawn of the Furiani stadium to challenge the professionals of SC Bastia. The group is excited at the idea of ​​playing in this 32nd final of the Coupe de France, a great first for the Racing Club which intends to run until it no longer continues by giving everything on the pitch.

Yesterday afternoon (December 19), during the reconnaissance of the stadium dear to SC Bastia, the excitement increased a notch, no ecstasy despite high-level facilities in the stadium. A match is played and everyone defends their chances, this is the credo of this Josephine team.

The group has always been in the same state of mind from the start, the objective is to put in a good performance. For that, you will have to be at 200%, well beyond 100% to continue dreaming. We are on a mission, we did not come on vacation, the idea is to be able to do the best we can and why not qualify for the next round. We will play with our weapons, with our qualities and our values, the best team will win.

Sébastien Crétinoir, defender of RC Saint-Joseph

The end of the day training – on a quality synthetic with a pleasant temperature – saw the group work with concentration and an obvious desire to once again appropriate the instructions of the technical supervision. With 24 hours to go before the match, minds were focused on this Friday’s match and there was no question of being distracted even if laughter and good humor surrounded this training.

Mental preparation, repetition of gestures and work on game plans were on the menu for this last day to allow the collective to have the elements to do battle with the Bastia professionals.

In fact we are excited and we have worked seriously all week to experience this great moment…The goal is to win, well I’m going to football to win. We have put things in place and we will have to be patient and we hope that it will pass.

Enrick Reuperné, RC Saint-Joseph player

No injury preventing the group from participating in this 32nd final match, the technical staff will be able to put 20 players on the match sheet, the kick-off of which is scheduled for 3:45 p.m. (Martinique time).

The weather forecast is around 9 degrees, which would be less than during the match in La Roche-sur-Yon but for captain Florian Goma’s men, there is no question of thinking about it for a possible excuse.

Which team will Jérémy Ludon field? We will know during the day but those close to the club and observers have the impression of having a group that is hypermotivated and ready to play a match of such a level.

The step is high and constitutes a challenge for RC Saint-Joseph but this type of match is great to play, especially when we had the chance to win a qualification in Vendée.

Gaining confidence and getting the ticket for an additional round of the event, Benoit Tavenot, the Bastia coach, is not going to rotate his squad too much. The goalkeeper of the Haiti selection, Johny Placide could however leave his place in the cage.

The objective is to win. In this match, we have no room for error, especially since we are playing at home.

Benoit Tavenot, coach of SC Bastia

On RC Saint-Joseph, the Bastiais staff indicate that they do not have many elements for a video analysis even if we admit that the qualification against a N3 is a sign of good dynamics for the Martinique club.

It’s up to us to put them out quickly. A victory, a qualification would also validate our first 6 months.

Benoit Tavenot, SC Bastia

RC Saint-Joseph has been notified and this meeting between islanders will be intense. The combination of possibilities can make it possible to experience a great evening of football. Martinique hopes for a qualification from the Josephine training, to obtain a qualification it will be necessary to achieve a great performance.