The Spartans will therefore go hunting for Lion cubs ! On October 29 or 30, on the occasion of the 7th round of the Coupe de France, the draw of which was carried out this Wednesday at Clairefontaine, Homburg High (R2) will host the FC Sochaux Montbeliard4th in Ligue 2.
Between the Moselle amateurs and the Franche-Comté pros, there are five divisions apart, but the SSEP, the other name of this club from Moselle-Est, has already achieved the feat of bringing out a club from L2, in the Coupe de France, it was in December 2019, during an eighth round , against AJ Auxerre (2-1).
So, will Hombourg Haut do it again against Sochaux? This is the question posed by France Bleu Lorraine to Titi Steinmetz, Spartans coachalready on the Moselle bank in 2019.
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If the Stade de Hombourg Haut is not approved for this Coupe de France match, the club could find refuge in Forbach or Sarreguemines. It is moreover in the Blies stadiumthat the match between the Spartans and Auxerre was held in December 2019.
Sportingly, Hombourg Haut is undefeated this season in the league and in the Coupe de France, the Spartans took out Longeville les St Avold, Strasbourg Neudorf, Merlebach and Flétrange.