For its first round of 16 of the Coupe de France in its history, the Vierzon football club will host Grenoble (Ligue 2) on Tuesday 7 or Wednesday 8 February 2023.
It will not be OM or PSG as most Vierzon FC supporters wanted. The resident club of National 2 (fourth national division) which rises for the first time in its history in 8th final of the Coupe de France, will face Grenoble, current 5th of League 2.
Little Thumb will however have the advantage of receiving. The will of the president and the coach of the Cher club is to play this match in Vierzon and not in Châteauroux or Bourges: response from the French Football Federation, Tuesday.
in 16th final, Vierzon eliminated Puy Foot (Auvergne Rhône-Alpes), National 1 team this Sunday, January 22 on penalties (5-3). Under minus 7 degrees and snow, Vierzon was able to resist the onslaught of his opponent throughout the meeting.
Despite his 70% ball possession and his two posts (71th et 74th minutes), Le Puy did not find the fault before the end of regulation time. On penalties, the central defender M’Bemba sent his shot on the crossbar and allowed the left side of Vierzon Igor Bandu, who came into play, to finish the job and send the Cher team in 8th of final.
“It is a very great pride”, reacted Thierry Pronko, the president of Vierzon, at the microphone of France 3 Center-Val de Loire. In the event of a big draw, the President of Vierzon “wishes to have a party for our public, our partners and the city“For him, it would rather be Olympique de Marseille while Paris-Saint-Germain, not yet qualified, is favored by some of the players. “At the limit, any big Ligue 1 club would satisfy us”he concluded.
in 32th final, in a 100% Center-Val de Loire meeting, Vierzon had eliminated Avoine, leader of National 3, two goals to one. In the previous rounds, Vierzon had notably eliminated Romorantin (N2), two goals to nil.
