Damned last quarter of an hour. The famous “what ifs” risk crossing Haguenovian minds, as the scenario of the exploit held out its arms to Cédric Deubel’s men. “The first feeling is frustration, obviously, when you win 1-0, that you are in front until the 70e », confides Quentin Bur, the midfielder.
However, in the corridors of the Sports Park, reason quickly took over the bitter taste left by elimination. “We made them doubt for as long as possible, so we can be proud of that. We saw a very good team from Haguenau. We did what no one had done in the Coupe de France at the FRH, so we are also making history in our own way,” underlines evening goalkeeper Stéphane Schneider.
“The Coupe de France remains full of confidence”
The Haguenovians indeed looked the Dunkirks in the eyes. “I think we have nothing to be ashamed of, we have completed our journey and I think we have really done well.” Now, we will focus again on the championship,” analyzes defender and scorer Romain Metzger. A source of inspiration for the rest of the upcoming season.
From now on, the FRH will find its daily bread, the N2, full time, starting this Saturday with a trip to the leader Bobigny. With strong convictions, even if this journey will be far from easy. “We showed that we knew how to play ball against a team superior to us, we showed it in the championship last weekend as well. We must rely on that and although there was defeat, the Coupe de France remains full of confidence,” supports Quentin Bur.
“Continue to make efforts together”
Even more so after the content proposed against the current 4e of Ligue 2. “There will be rotations because we are not used to playing every three days. We will have to maintain this solidarity, this cohesion and that it does not go down again after the euphoria of the Coupe de France, insists Erwan Madihi, the captain. We have acquired a form of serenity in the release of the ball and this is what we must manage to keep for the rest of the championship. »
He and his partners now have fifteen league matches to finish in the top twelve or at least among the two best thirteenths of the three groups.
-The enchanted parenthesis closed, the Haguenovians have from now on only one mission in mind. “The idea is to continue to make efforts together, to play like that, and we should logically be part of National 2 next year. Because we must not forget, it is our primary objective,” maintains Stéphane Schneider.
“We hope to have created a certain enthusiasm around the club”
If the breath of the twelfth man observed on Wednesday evening continues during the next home matches, the FRH should achieve its goals. “A Sports Park full like that is very rare. You have to know how to take advantage of it, but despite everything, we hope to have created a certain enthusiasm around the club,” says Quentin Bur.
Haguenau wishes to establish itself permanently as the second Alsatian club. “We must thank all the volunteers and the president who worked hard for this event. The club will grow and this has already been seen with the good management of the postponement, says Erwan Madihi. We hope to be able to relive such an epic story for our supporters in the years to come, because casually, we get a taste for it, we are competitive. »
Proof that the FRH has follow-up ideas and that this 2024-2025 campaign will be a flagship moment in the history of the club.
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