In the center of Panazol, impossible to guess that the city club will play this Saturday a 32nd final of the French football cup. In the windows, not a scarf or a sign in the glory of the club. At the Saint Lazare stadium in Limoges, where the match will take place this Saturday (1:45 p.m.), things were already getting hectic this Friday, between the preparation of the field but also the refreshment bar thanks to the volunteers. Volunteers also present at the end of the day in a partner supermarket of the Coupe de France in Panazol. There, the excitement was total.
A small town which today is put on the front of the stage
It must be said that the trophy was presented to the public. Honor reserved for the little thumb of the ordeal. Many people like Alexandre took a souvenir photo in front of the cup: “it is an unimaginable thing. They sell us dreams. As long as it continues! “ Emotion shared by a close friend of the coach and the president of AS Panazol:“It’s heartwarming to see the Coupe de France up close. It’s funny because Panazol is a small town in the suburbs of Limoges. A small town which is now in the spotlight.”
The Coupe de France presented to the public and Panazol players
The players then arrived to receive the shirts specially designed for the little one. Players delighted to answer questions from the famous Téléfoot show and to see the Coupe de France so closely. “I was already under enormous pressure but there, seeing the trophy … We do not realize what we have achieved. It’s something big and there, very very big pressure“laughs Boubacar, defender of AS Panazol. Jérôme, defensive midfielder, was more like a child:”we are used to seeing it on tv and seeing the trophy up close, we’re like kids. For the youngest, it is an incredible experience to live. ”
At least this trophy, we will have touched it before Messi!
Young people like Wahid, a striker very affected by what is happening at the club : “a lot of emotion. It’s not something that we experience every day“. But all this excitement on the eve of the match, isn’t it a bit too much? Not at all replies coach Amine Irhab:”it’s normal. It can happen once in a lifetime. I understand this. We are not professionals either. But you can trust me. Right after the delivery of the shirts, we will go into our match. “And one of his players to throw:”At least this trophy, we will have touched it before Messi!“Something to laugh at his teammates even if they will do everything to get to the round of 16.