Football: six teams on their way to the final four of the Coupe d’Occitanie

Les Vergézois tenteront de poursuivre leur aventure en Coupe d’Occitanie. EP Vergèze

Les trois derniers quarts de finale de la Coupe d’Occitanie se disputeront en fin de semaine.

These are always rare moments that mark an amateur football career forever. At the end of the season where almost all the teams are fighting in the championship to achieve their respective objectives, six teams from the region will try to join, this weekend of March 30 and 31, the Balma Sporting Club in the semi-final. of the Coupe d’Occitanie. Meetings that the last six survivors intend to play to the fullest. "The most important thing will be the motivation that we put on the field, immediately explains the former Moroccan international Adil Hermach, the coach of the Nîmes Olympique reserve, opposed for the occasion to Lavaur FC in a highly anticipated confrontation between Regional teams 1. If we approach this quarter-final as a friendly or a simple bonus, we risk going through. We will have to take this match from the right side and play it like a very important meeting. I want my players to give 200%."

Rare adventures

For the colors that they defend throughout the year, with the possibility of writing a great page of history and sometimes offering for the first time a trophy of this size for their club, but also for themselves. Particularly when it comes to young players, most of whom have never had the chance to experience such epics on the regional football scene. "As I told the boys at the start of the season, I don't want to neglect any competition. Beautiful cross-sectional routes can offer us great human adventures. Especially in a group as young as ours. Last time, I asked my players who had already won a cup or made a final in the group, whether among youth or seniors. There is only one who has ever had this chance. This cup is a superb opportunity for them to experience great moments together, confides Morgan Marion, the coach of the Gardois of EP Vergèze (R3), whose words are shared by the Crocodiles coach. We all got into the game as the rounds went by. Even if the championship is very important, we want to go as far as possible in this Coupe d’Occitanie. I would really like my group to have the chance to experience a great collective adventure. I think if I look around at my players, there aren't many who have ever had the chance to win a trophy. And a trophy cannot be refused in a career."

Unforgettable memories

Whether it is a French Ligue 2 champion title, which the former Sang et Or had the chance to win in 2009 under the colors of the Racing Club de Lens, or quite simply a Coupe d’Occitanie. Two very different trophies, but one and the same collective emotion shared by an entire group. United in victory and moments of sharing engraved forever.

The weekend program:

Saturday March 30

N̨mes Olympique B (Regional 1) РLavaur FC (Regional 1) at 6 p.m.

Sunday March 31

EP Verg̬ze (Regional 3) РAvenir Foot Loz̬re (Regional 1) at 3 p.m. La Clermontaise (Regional 1) РAS Muret (Regional 1) at 8 p.m.

Women on April 20

If the round of 16 of the Coupe d’Occitanie Féminine kept all their promises on the weekend of March 16 and 17, the last survivors They will have to wait until Saturday April 20 to try to continue the adventure and reach the last square. of the competition. Very beautiful posters will be on the program, & the image of the derby between JCFA and Sussargues FC or the huge clash between the reserves of Toulouse FC and Montpellier HSC.

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