A postponement at five o'clock before kick-off. The match supposed to pit Tours and Lorient this Saturday in the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France was canceled for security reasons as mentioned by the French Football Federation.
“The prefecture of Indre et Loire and the Town Hall of Tours noted that FC Tours was not able to put in place a system to guarantee the holding of the match in terms of welcoming the public,” explains the FFF in a press release published on its website.
“The Organizing Commission of the Coupe de France will examine the action to be taken,” adds the body without further details and therefore calls on spectators “not to go to the Vallée du Cher stadium”.
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