Amateur Football – Coupe d’Occitanie: the Auscitains travel without pressure to Blagnac, to challenge a team “that walks on water”

The Auscitains’ journey in recent weeks looks like a roller coaster. Victories on Éric Carrière’s meadow, including the last (3-1) against Cité Mariane – until then undefeated – last weekend, and defeats away from their bases… There was Soues (1- 0), but especially the slap in the face to Saint-Gaudens (4-0) during the penultimate day of Regional 2.

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“That’s what I told my players: if we want to be ambitious in the league, we’re going to have to be more decisive away. Gaining consistency,” confides Idriss Hassini. Words which suggest a possible burst of pride this Friday evening (9 p.m.) in Haute-Garonne. Or not…

“Not a goal at all”

Everything seems to indicate that the negative spiral outside could continue a little longer. On the one hand, because this competition is “not at all an objective”, announces the Auch coach quite frankly. “The Coupe d’Occitanie above all allows us to string together the weekends without interruption, and to be able to play against teams that we don’t necessarily have in the group,” he continues.

We will have understood that Auch Football’s priority this season “is to do well in the championship”. However, there is no question of lining up the “bis” team this Friday evening. “On the other hand, it allows boys who are under suspension to rest,” explains the Auscitain coach.

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Second argument, and not the least, which suggests that the chances of the Gersois are slim: the Cubs will cross swords with a formation that “walks on water”. With six wins and one draw in seven days, the Blagnacais occupy first place in Group B of R2. “We are going there to win but the task will be far from easy”, analyzes lucidly, Idriss Hassini.