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Antoine Grotteria
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Dec 22 2024 at 10:12 a.m.
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The last breath of little thumb from Seine-Saint-Denis. More than a decade after getting into the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, the JA de Drancy will not be able to repeat this capital performance. Saturday December 21, 2024, the National 3 club (5th French division) was eliminated in 32nd final by the resident of Ligue 1, the FC Nanteseight-time French champion, 4 to 0, at the Bauer stadium in Saint-Ouen.
A relocated match
The French Football Federation (FFF) had decided to organize the meeting in the enclosure usually occupied by the Red Star (League 2). An arbitration justified by the lack of seats of the Charles-Sage stadium, in Drancy, and the security dimension, while some of the Ultra Nantes supporters had already been vilified by the authorities following an invasion of the pitch, in November 2024.
On Saturday, Nantes fans occupied a stand at the Bauer stadium, as reported by journalist Clément Brossard on the social network X. No incident took place.
In this context, Drancy held twenty minutes before conceding a first goal. A second intervened thirteen minutes. Then the second half allowed Nantes to progress by scoring two more goals. The Drancéens proved incapable of shaking the nets of the Nantes goalkeeper.
Amateurs were unable to reproduce the feat made in 2011 et 2012when the club had climbed into the sixteen best teams in France. Asked by The Parisiancoach Himed Hamma preferred to retain the “pride” of his team’s journey, while saluting “the people who worked in the shadows for the organization”.
From now on, Drancy must ensure its maintenance. Twelfth in its group, the club must leave this zone, under penalty of relegation. The inhabitants of Seine-Saint-Denis will count on the FC Bobigny (National 2), which faces Angers this Sunday, December 22, 2024, to cherish the hope of seeing one of its clubs reach the 16th finals.
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