Three days before the 8th round of the Coupe de France, between US Bolbec and Stade Malherbe, we still do not officially know where this poster will take place. ©Damien Deslandes
Where will the 8th take place?e round of the Coupe de France between US Bolbec (R1), Tom Thumb of the Normandy League, and Stade Malherbe, this Saturday, November 30? This is the question everyone is asking themselves this Wednesday morning. Having been unable to obtain an exemption for its Thomas-Teltow Stadium, not approved to host a Ligue 2 team, unable to rent the Michel-d'Ornano Stadium, in Caen, given the price demanded by the SMC (84 000 € excluding costs linked to the requisition of the police) and while the Yvetot AC club (R1) had requested a percentage on the ticketing to organize it at home, the leaders Bolbécais had chosen the Stade Lucien-Lécuyer, in Pavilly.
A choice validated by the French Federation. But during an emergency meeting organized on Tuesday, the Seine-Maritime Prefecture expressed serious doubts about the security surrounding this poster. In question? Possible clashes between ultras from Caen and Rouen… As a result, three days before the event, the hypothesis of a reversal of the meeting holds the rope. The match should finally take place in Ornano, but at the financial expense of Stade Malherbe. The final answer should come during the day, this Wednesday.
