French Cup. SM Caen will finally face Bolbec…at the D'Ornano stadium!

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It’s a turnaround that football sometimes has the secret to. Scheduled for Pavilly, 45 kilometers from Bolbec (Seine-Maritime)the meeting of the 8th round of the Coupe de France between the Stade Malherbe Caen and Bolbec (R1) will finally be held at Caen (Calvados)this Saturday, November 30, 2024.

We found out late this morning. It's a big disappointment for the club. We had planned a nice party.

The Prefecture of Seine-Maritime fears overflows

In question, a decision of the Prefecture of Seine-Maritime. For “security reasons”, she refused to allow the match to take place in Upper Normandy. The authorities fear excesses between ultras from Rouen, Le Havre and Caen. “We are wrong to be poorly placed geographically,” sighs Kévin Beaufils.

The Seinomarin club had already sold 350 places for the first 8th round in its history. “We have to call everyone back: the people who bought their place, but also our service providers for refreshment bars, security,” explains Kévin Beaufils, who underlines the “exemplary behavior” of SM Caen throughout the discussions.

The two clubs now have three days to set up the organization of this clash between Normans. The schedule remains unchanged: kick-off will be at 1:30 p.m..

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