This Saturday November 16 and Sunday November 17, the magic of the Coupe de France hopes to operate in Lorraine. Twelve teams from the region are on deck this weekend for this 7th round, with the entry into the running of Ligue 2 teams, including FC Metz. Little Thumbs will want to make their way towards the 8th round, a historic stage for some. Focus on CS Blénod (Regional 3) and Freyming-Merlebach (Regional 2), before one of the biggest challenges of their seasons.
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Coupe de France, episode 7. This weekend of November 16/17 is the 7th round of the Coupe de France, when the Ligue 2 clubs enter the fray. The Alsatian club Obernai hit the jackpot with FC Metz. This match will be broadcast on our antennas at ICI Lorraine and ICI Alsace, Saturday November 16 from 1:45 p.m. Another team that can boast of its draw: Freyming-Merlebach. The Regional 2 club will host Bastia, a historic club, today in Ligue 2. That is to say five divisions between the two teams.
A real shock for the Mosellans against a professional team. The match will not be played in the Freyming stadium, which is not suitable for hosting a second division team. It will therefore be relocated to Forbach, in the Schlossberg stadium, nothing to lose its enthusiasm: “ This is exceptional for us. It’s a first for the club to be in 7th round. And we come across a dream draw, it’s pure happiness » smiles President Senol Tasoluk. “ We are looking forward to the match, may it be a great celebration for the club, the members, the volunteers ».
Freyming-Merlebach has been living the dream for a while now. Last year, the Mosellans had a magnificent end to the season: 11 victories in 11 matches, to finish first in Regional 3 and move up a division. And this year, in Regional 2, they are still undefeated. 2th in the standings, Senol Tasoluk’s club is on an incredible run of 23 matches without defeat, in all competitions since last year: “ Extraordinary things happen to us. Since coach Salem El Foukhari arrived at the club mid-season last year, he has brought back discipline and rigor. He has already known 32th Coupe de France final » lists a president proud of his team.
An experience that can weigh before facing the ogre of Bastia. An ogre hungry for victories, because in the championship, the team operates in slow motion. Stuck in the middle of the table, the Corsicans have not won in the league since September 20. Enough to give a little hope to the Mosellans: “ We will try to play our game. It remains a professional team. Our players will want to prove themselves. And who knows, with the magic of the Coupe de France… “. 3,000 people are expected at the Forbach stadium this Saturday, November 16 at 2 p.m., to try to witness a magical moment.
For them, a 7th tour is not historical. But the recent history of the CS Blénod club could largely make this Coupe de France round a moment engraved in the annals of the club. Rénald Crillon has been its president since 2015. He took over the reins of the club in a difficult period: “It It’s been a long time since we made a 7th round. We were practically bankrupt when I took over the club. We had a deficit of €110,000, we had to rebuild. So, I’m very happy that we’re reaching 7th turn in relation to the volunteers who helped me. For me, it’s a victory for them » admits a president moved to find his club so high.
The Meurthe-et-Mosellane team reached the knockout stages of the Coupe de France. For that, we must reopen the history books of Lorraine football, on page 1986 and 1996, each time, against Olympique de Marseille. This time, we will have to beat Haguenau, an Alsatian Nationale 2 club, four levels above Blénod: “ The Stade des Fonderies comes back to life. It’s a stadium that has a soul, it’s nice to relive these emotions by receiving an N2 “. The club hopes to attract hundreds of spectators to try to push its players: “ Ils (the players) are hot potatoes! Of course we dream of continuing the adventure, in a match, anything is possible. The Coupe de France always leaves extraordinary adventures » thinks dreamily Rénald Crillon, immensely proud of the progress made by his team, and by his club for almost ten years.
Program of the 7thth Coupe de France round this weekend for Lorraine clubs.
