French Cup. Why will the Bolbec-Caen match take place near Rouen?

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We already know where the match of the 8th round of the Coupe de France will take place, between the Caennais of Stade Malherbe andUnion Sportive Bolbec.

As a reminder, as part of the 7th round of the Coupe de France, the Pays de Caux club qualified by eliminating La Maladrerie (R1) with a score of 2-1. For its part, Caen dominated Chartres (N3) 4-0.

It's finally at the stadium Lucien-Lecuyer de Pavilly (Seine-Maritime) that the meeting between the resident of Régional 1 and the club engaged in Ligue 2 will take place on Saturday November 30, 2024 at 1:30 p.m., according to Kevin Beaufils, president of US Bolbec. The manager sent his request to the federation this Wednesday November 20, 2024.

Yvetot or Pavilly

Pavilly is actually a second choice. The HAC, partner, initially refused to lend the Océane stadium to the club. “We host on Saturday and they have to play the next day, there couldn’t be these two successive meetings», enlightens the number one of the club.

The host club therefore had to rack its brains to find another field. “It was hard,” admits Kevin Beaufils. There are many stadiums around, but not in T3. That’s the problem, it’s the norm for hosting a Ligue 2 club.” For this reason, impossible to play at home . “The Bolbec pitch is in T4, he explains. We can play up to National 1, the FCR was good,” he cites as an example.

Yvetot took a percentage

The choice could have fallen on Caen but “the stadium is very expensive to rent. » Ultimately, only the Yvetot stadium, which has the merit of being closer, could compete. “We preferred Pavilly, because they lend it to us for free, that helps, whileYvetot took a percentageon ticketing,” admits Kevin Beaufils

The ticket office for this meeting will open as soon as the pitch is made official by the football federation. “Tomorrow at the latest,” according to the latter.

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