For a long time, C’Chartres Football players dreamed of it. Cross the road of a professional club in the Coupe de France. And why not, a big name such as Paris SG or Olympique de Marseille.
But it is only the elimination by Chauvigny (National 3) ratified, on December 19, that fate has chosen to attribute the Marseille club to the players of Vienne, winners in Châtellerault (2-1) of this 32nd final *, gateway to the footballing firmament. A heartbreaking for the men of President Soler, managed during the previous rounds to thwart the traps set by their adversaries, admittedly less well positioned in the hierarchy, but who dearly sold their skin.
“To find Marseille again, I would have liked a lot”
And the words of Jean-Pierre Papin, former center-forward of OM (from 1986 to 1992), the day after the disillusionment of the Montée-Rouge stadium, resonate like an echo: “It was double trouble! It’s very complicated to digest, today it’s not going well at all. To find Marseille again, I would have liked a lot. I would have liked with this team. But, it has to be earned. We did not deserve it, that’s all, ”confided the Chartres coach with as much accuracy as disappointment.
Chartres eliminated by Chauvigny
Legitimate frustration insofar as, like many stories, it is its epilogue that will be remembered. The stages which marked it will remain, if not anecdotal, secondary. The Chartrains will therefore remain the collateral victims of their journey. As deserving as they are, Erwan Colas’ partners will have, until the end of their adventure, only “enforce logic”.
The CCF enforced logic
Far from the exploits which supporters and the media drink to maintain the “Magic” of the Coupe de France. From Chouzy-Onzain (8-0 victory in Loir-et-Cher) to Châtellerault, the 6th in Pool A of National 2, only ruled out regional level clubs or residents of National 3.
Chartres joins the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France
When Chauvigny reaped the honors of having left a Ligue 2 club in the 8th round (Le Havre, on penalties), Chartres came out in extremis against a resident of Regional 1 (5-4 against AS Chatou , after being led 3-1). “We can see it as a match where we have a lot to lose… Whatever happens, it will remain a good course, but it will not have the flavor of having eliminated teams of a higher level, if that s ‘stop her. The epics that we remember are when we fall in front of professional teams ”, exposed on the eve of the 32nd final Arnaud Archimbaud, one of the most experienced elements of the CCF group, authors of three goals in this French Cup campaign.
A course that will make a milestone as it is only the fourth time in history that a Eurelian club has reached this stage of the competition. Despite everything, the nuance will persist, and for a long time, between a “beautiful journey” and an epic…
The players of Chauvigny were finally released by OM (0-3), Sunday, in Limoges, in the 32nd final.
David Berthélem The course of the CCF in the Coupe de France.
4e tour : Chouzy-Onzain (R3) – Chartres 0-8
5e tour : Chartres – Saran (N3) 2-0
6th round: Châteauneuf / Loire (N3) – Chartres 1-2
7th round: Guéret (R1) – Chartres 1-1 (2-4 tab)
8th round: Chatou (R1) – Chartres 4-5
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32nd final: Chauvigny (N3) – Chartres 2-1
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