Laurent Guyot’s men find the cup a few days before the holidays! A week after drawing at home against FC Metz, they will challenge a new resident of National 2, Goal FC, to try to reach the round of 16. “We have to finish this year 2024 well by qualifying for the next round of the Coupe de France,” explains Ahmed Kashi. We have to go to Goal with the desire to qualify, even if we know that it will not be an easy match. In our squad, quite a few players have been in N2 and are playing today. We know that there will be quality players up front. We want to go as far as possible. »
In this competition, Karim Cissé’s teammates first eliminated Vesoul (R1) with a score of 6 to 1, then Jura Sud (N2) a little over a month ago, at the end of a match in which the fate was decided on penalties, where Thomas Callens, once again, shone by stopping a shot during this session. In the league, FCA finished 2024 in fifth place in Ligue 2 BKT, with a record of eight wins, five draws and three defeats, 27 points and 10 clean sheets in 16 days! The overall assessment for the calendar year 2024 is 54 points. “If the year 2024 was a championship, with our 54 points, we would be third. Only Dunkirk and Paris FC did better than us.” Ahmed Kashi adds: “The club has grown, everyone has grown. This year, what makes the difference is the state of mind where everyone does things together. You can feel it, everyone is involved in doing what the coach asks of us, and that’s important.”
Laurent Guyot can count on the returns from suspension of Axel Drouhin and the double scorer in this competition, Trevis Dago. However, he will have to do without Clément Billemaz, François Lajugie, Hamja’ Soukouna, Antoine Larose and Goteh Ntignee (injured). As a Christmas present, the FCA offered itself the services of the young 18-year-old striker, Kilyan Jusseron-Venière, arrived from Andrézieux-Bouthéon (N2) and author of 9 goals in the U19 Nat championship since the start of the school year. Signing his contract yesterday afternoon, he is not qualified for today’s meeting.
Julien Kouadio’s former club is ranked 14th in its N2 championship with 12 points in 12 matches. In the Coupe de France, the team coached by Florian Pujo successively eliminated Chassieu-Décines, Murat US, CS Viriat, Chaumont FC and, most recently, the GFA on penalties. In the championship, the GOALois have two consecutive defeats. Midfielders Léo Fichten and Saïd Arab are the team’s top scorers, with 4 and 3 goals scored respectively, including a hat-trick in the Cup for the second. Defender Carmel Mbanza also scored three goals. “It’s a club which has consistency, which has obtained results for several years now. The motivation of the players is legitimate against Ligue 2 players. So there you have it, we know these matches. We have them has done some for a few years, and the players, some of them, have also experienced it while being with Annecy at lower levels. So we know how it goes, and that’s why we know very well that. you have to be ready and you have to have a good level of mental preparation to be able to exist in these matches and seek qualification.”
M.T.
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