Football (National 3): The Pays du Valois takes a slap and plummets

It was an anticipated match with the hope of getting back on track after the elimination in the Coupe de France (on penalties at Raismes, a Regional 2 club, during the 6^e tour), followed by the first defeat in the championship, last week against Calais (0-2). Finally, the trip to Bétheny (Marne), to challenge Reims (b), cast doubt on the heavily beaten US Le Pays du Valois (4-0).

« We are continuing what we have been producing for three weekss, raged President Denis Moreau, who had already not minced his words a week earlier. We are insignificant, inconsistent and too lax on and off the field. Everyone is going to have to question themselves because it’s starting to bother me… »

From the 3^e at 10^e place

Overtaken by the youth of Reims, the Valoisiens returned to the locker room with a delay (2-0) which became insurmountable a few moments after the restart (3-0, 50^e). « At the finish, we took four, but the score could have been higher if Reims had negotiated a few counterattacks well.added the club boss. Of course, we had some absentees (editor’s note: Nguechoung, suspended, and Saki, injured), but there were other players on the field… »

This slap, which also reminds us that the last success in the championship dates back to September 21 (1-0 at Lille ”b”), is costly for the Plessis-Belleville team. She tumbles from 3^e at 10^e place with the same number of points (10) as the Entente Sannois-Saint-Gratien (11^e), the first to be relegated…

REIMS (b) – PAYS DU VALOIS: 4-0 (2-0)

BUTS – Ibrahim (33^e45^e+ 1), Sissoko (50^e), Gory (83^e sp).