French Cup. Ruffiac-Malestroit – Lorient: relive the match in photos and video

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David versus Goliath, football version. For the very first time in its young history, the amateur club of Ruffiac-Malestroit played a 7^e tower of French Cup facing the FC Lorient. The match took place in Ploërmel (Morbihan) this Saturday November 16, 2024.

As the Ruffiac and Malestroit stadiums are not approved to host a Ligue 2 team, Maxime Michel's players abandoned their usual pitches for the lawn of the Patrick Caillaud stadium in Ploërmel.

In the stands and behind the handrail, many supporters came to support this meeting, which was eagerly awaited in the region.

Proof of this is, the 2 500 Available seats for the match were sold out within an hour.

Ruffiac-Malestroit – Lorient: relive the match in pictures

Pushed by their supporters, Romain Houeix's teammates were unable to do anything against the current 2^e of Ligue 2. Quickly trailing, the Regional 2 players finally lost with a score of 2 goals to 0. Two goals scored by Julien Laporte. Relive the meeting with our photos.

FC Lorient will therefore not be added to the list of clubs eliminated by Ruffiac-Malestroit during this epic Coupe de France. Since entering the fray in 2^e In turn, Maxime Michel's players had beaten Mauron, Pluvignier, Châteaubourg, Combourg and Auray.

Our video of the communion between players and supporters

Despite the defeat, the players took the time to savor this historic meeting with their supporters. Relive the post-match atmosphere with our video.

Ruffiac-Malestroit players will find their way back to the R2 championship on Sunday November 24, 2024 with the reception of FC Bruz.

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