It was mission impossible and yet they did it: despite the three divisions that separate the two formations, the footballers of US Alençon (N3) beat Le Havre AC (L2) this Saturday, October 29for the 7th round of the Coupe de France, at the Jacques Fould stadium in Alençon (Orne).
A victory 3 goals everywhere (a double from Amaury Tessier in the 13th and 42nd minutes, followed by a splendid goal from Alencon captain Hakim El Hamraoui in the 61st), which ended in penalties, 5-3 for US Alençon, who stopped a Le Havre penalty.
An unbreathable penalty shootout
The case could have been folded in the 61st minute for the Ornais, while Alençon leads 3-2. It was without counting Le Havre equalized in added time, leading to penalties. “It was super stressful, even unbreathable, these penalties! But the players stayed calm and they really deserve their big win tonight.“Smiles Andrea.
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“The most important thing was that they put their heart into it and that’s what they did, says Alencon coach Vincent Laigneau, personally, I believed in it until the end and I am extremely proud of my players.” A victory “logical and deserved for Alençon, after this match which will surely allow us to regain humility“, assumes Luka Elsner, coach of the HAC.
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The players, the staff and the Norman public took advantage of this moment of victory to celebrate, while US Alençon had not met a professional team for 13 years, with this meeting in 2009 against Lorient.
Next Coupe de France match for US Alençon: the Pontivyen Stadium (R1), during the weekend of November 19-20, 2022.