They will have given themselves to the end, but it will not have been enough: FC Mouen, the little thumb of the 5th round of the French Football Cup, was beaten Sunday, October 9 11 to 0 by FC Rouen, at the municipal stadium of Verson (Calvados). There was only one letter difference between these two clubs but 7 divisions separate them. FC Mouen evolves in D3 while Rouen plays in N2..
A match that the Mouenne players knew was difficult to win or even impossible, but they didn’t give up, in part thanks to the public who came in large numbers. around the field, nearly a thousand people were present to encourage their club. “We almost believed it because during the first 30 minutes of the game, Mouen defended well, but after 3 goals conceded, we thought it was going to be difficult, smiles Lou, made up in yellow and black, the colors of FC Mouen.
7 divisions difference between the two formations
FC Rouen then chained the goals, 0-3 at halftime, to finish with a score of 11 to 0. Despite the very significant level difference between the two teams, “the players continued until the end, we could see that they had cotton legs, but they gave everything, explains Nelly, everyone was cheering them on! We are super happy for them and it’s already huge that they have come this far.” A pride shared Thibault Marie, Mouen’s coach : “I told them they could be proud of themselves today.“
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A public who applauded until the end of the match, encouraged, even booed the Rouen opponents… all in a good-natured atmosphere. “That’s really sport, the spirit of sportwelcomes Patrice, we came to have that atmosphere. Around the stadium, there are barriers, security guards, but they didn’t have to do anything because people are there for the sports festival, in a way.“
After the defeat, the Mouenne players therefore keep smiling: they were entitled to a guard of honor from their opponents for their exit from the field. No doubt they will remember this Coupe de France match for a long time.
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