There were all the ingredients for a beautiful 7th round of the Coupe de France football this Tuesday evening, in front of 2,000 spectators (including 300 Messins) at the Stade Paul-Gasser in Raon-l’Etape. The Porte des Vosges club knew that it needed a feat to get rid of the professionals of FC Metz, playing in Ligue 2, either 3 divisions above the premises. But despite a situation that seemed badly embarked, Raon almost turned the scenario of a match that seemed promised to the Moselle people.
The break for the Messins
From the start, the US Raon is clearly playing his luck and does not hesitate to to go in front of the opposing goal, notably through local favorite Jacky Meindu (21st minute). But opposite, the visitors also have their say and pass not far from the opener following a real show from their striker Georges Mikautadze (18th minute).
Only then, the garnet steamroller starts up around the 30th minute. A real messin highlight which ends with a goal from the untenable Anthony Musaba, in the 34th minute. On returning from the locker room, the break was even validated by Mikautadze (63rd).
However, this double blow does not seem to be the end of the game for the Raonnais. Captain Omar Hassidou takes responsibility, and his free kick, although deflected, slips into the back of Alexandre Oukidja’s net (71st). “When we came back to 2-1, we all thought we were going to push“, explains Guillaume, a Raonne supporter. But unfortunately, the score will not move, and at the final whistle, the fair play was rigorous. “The show was nice, but they were tough, well done to them,” says Renaud. “Limit, we did not feel the difference in level,” adds Aurélien.
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“If we didn’t make this mistake before half-time, we could afford to dream“, reacts Farid Touileb, the general manager of the US Raon. He now wishes to use this service for the championship daily of National 3, where the Vosges suffer a bad start to the season. “It shouldn’t be the end of something, but the start of something else.“In the next round on the weekend of November 19 and 20, SAS Epinal will try to restore the Vosges coat of arms, which will be the opponent of FC Metz.
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