This is what we call lower division teams that eliminate a team playing in a higher division. And that’s the charm of the Coupe de France. The small can overpower the big. These exploits give this cut a very special flavor, putting professionals and amateurs on the same footing. The memories are unforgettable as told by the Girondin champion of France in 1999 Lilian Laslandes
France Bleu Gironde: Do you have good memories of the Coupe de France?
Lilian Laslande : I went through all the scenarios a bit since I won it twice with Auxerre, then I lost with Bordeaux in the semi-final against Calais so I know the good and the bad moments of this cup when sometimes we fall against the little ones, when everything succeeds for the little ones and not for the big ones. It’s a very good cup for me, the Coupe de France has always been the best Cup, compared to the Coupe de la Ligue it is more prestigious. When we were lucky enough to lift her and get her little copy.
She is at home the copy of the Coupe de France?
Yes, it’s at my parents’ house. They are the ones who keep the memories. But hey, it’s the memories after the game, when you’re in the locker room, when you lift the cup, the lap of honor when you come back on the pitch, all those things, it’s the memories that remain , engraved for life with partners that we will never forget.
The club you train, FC Coeur Médoc Atlantique (R2) has just been eliminated by Stade Bordelais (N2). Was it a nice party?
Nice moment, especially that thewe didn’t look bad. We conceded a goal just before half-time, which didn’t help us. Then after one at 92ᵉ I believe. So we did not manage this badly Stade Bordelais team, although of course they deserve their victory over these two goals. In relation to the atmosphere, it was great for the boys who will be able to say that we played when a National 2 club, even if I would have liked to see the match with a 0 to 0 at half-time and there the time would have worked for us. We know when the superior team does not lead in the score, it is more complicated to manage. But hey, we went by the wayside, as they say, and now we’re going to go to the Aquitaine Cup, trying to also come up against more upscale teams than us so that we can learn by facing them.
Stade Bordelais is one of the 52 qualifiers who are impatiently awaiting the draw for this Friday, September 30 at 6:30 p.m. A draw that you will follow live on France Bleu Gironde from the premises of the regional football league of New Aquitaine.