Rodez exited through the back door

Acre. Like a failed act. After two last thrilling seasons in the Coupe de France, with crazy epics ending in the quarterfinals in Toulouse in 2023, then last January in the 16th round at Paul-Lignon against the great Monaco, the Ruthenois version 24-25 will not offer any such emotions to their supporters. The fault of an elimination, yesterday evening as soon as they entered the competition, on the Angoulême field, despite playing two levels below them in the championship and what is more relegated. They are the ones who are making us so dizzy in the championship lately.

In the first period, with Achi and Doumbia establishing their starting status this season, but also the usual captains Bouchouari, Laurent, Taïbi or even the serial scorer Nkada on the bench, the Ruthenois especially dominated the debates territorially. Without showing itself much above either. The biggest opportunity was to Baldé's credit, after an intelligent one-two with his attacking partner Bentayeb. But Sintcheu's shin prevented his team from opening the score early (12th). And if Achi also had the opportunity to score on the half-hour mark – after yet another cross from Galves, it was the Angoumoisins who took the lead just before the break. The Aveyronnais, who passed through the Raf as a youth and whose father Gilles also had the heyday of the Piton club (our edition from yesterday), Lucas Llort delivering a magnificent brushed cross onto the head of Castera. Cibois, in the absence of Mpasi who had gone to the selection (like four of his teammates), stopped the attempt, but involuntarily sent it back to Paul Venot, posted 15 meters away and fired a fatal shot.

“We didn’t put the ingredients”

“We didn't include the usual ingredients, we were missing a lot of things, intensity in particulardefender Joris Chougrani will react afterwards. We weren't sharp enough, a little too wait-and-see. ” An observation valid for the second period as well. Because even if the Ruthenois laid siege to the local camp, multitude of corners as a bonus and while Bentayeb reduced the score opportunely but far too late (90th + 3) to really hope, the game did not turn into attack-defense at all and it was on a cross coming from the left that Chauvier fired a cross header wrong-footing a too-short Cibois, a second time. “ They have two chances that they put in, they had a good matchcontinued Chougrani, not explaining this failure in collective efficiency. I have no explanation. I'm at a loss for words, it's never easy to live with, you never want to be knocked out in the first round by an N2, but that's sport, it happens. “

Moreover, the three Ligue 2 clubs involved last night in this 7th round fell by the wayside: Rodez, Ajaccio and the leader, Paris FC. However, this is not enough to diminish the disappointment of not receiving Clermont (if it qualifies this weekend at Feytiat, R1) during an 8th round that the previous draw had reserved for the Aveyronnais.