LYON AND RHONE CUP – A THUMBNAIL, AN OGRE AND TWO YOUNG FIRST – LYON AND RHONE FOOTBALL DISTRICT

LYON AND RHONE CUP – A THUMBNAIL, AN OGRE AND TWO YOUNG PREMIERS

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A THUMBNAIL, AN OGRE AND TWO YOUNG FIRST

ON SUNDAY EVENING WE WILL KNOW THE POSTER FOR THE FINAL OF THE THIRTY-FIFTH EDITION OF THE LYON AND RHONE CUP AFTER THE SEMI-FINALS WHICH WILL BE TAKEN AT SATHONAY-CAMP…

We are going to play this weekend the semi-finals of the Lyon and Rhône Cup on the side of Sathonay-Camp with three novices at this level, AS Craponne, FC Chaponnay-Marennes and FC Francs-Lyonnais, who will accompany an old driver of the event, FC GOAL, seven times finalist of the event for three victories (92, 95 and 2020).
The first of the two meetings on the program will be the clash of extremes between Poucet, FC Francs-Lyonnais (D3) and the ogre, FC GOAL (R1). Unbalanced?
Yes, of course. Nevertheless, we will remember that the players from Cailloux-sur-Fontaines and Sathonay-Village have continued to gain momentum in this Lyon and Rhône Cup. Already by surprisingly leaving Stade Amplepuis (R3) in the round of 16, a feat repeated in the round of 16 against the Hauts-Lyonnais reserve (R3), then reversing the situation against FC DOMTAC (R2) in the quarter.
There, the proteges of Erwan Pitalot, who narrowly missed the rise in D2 this season, will rub shoulders with even bigger ones with the reserve of GAOL FC, resident of R1… with valiant hearts, nothing is impossible.

R3 DUEL BETWEEN AS CRAPONNE AND FC CHAPONNAY-MARENNES…

The other meeting will be more balanced on paper with a duel between two residents of R3, AS Craponne, freshly promoted after a victorious duel at the top last weekend against FC Val Lyonnais, and FC Chaponnay-Marennes, who finished their season in an honorable fourth place in their group, but far behind the untouchable FC Saint-Cyr Collonges. A first at this level for both.
To get there, Nicolas Rioux’s players only had to deal with hierarchically inferior teams, except for the reserve of FC Vaulx (R2) in the sixty-fourth finals (2-1 victory), but Nice escape in thirty-second on the ground of AS Buers (2-2, 4 pens to 2).
More meritorious has been the course of those of Mickael Villet with on their list of hunts a formation of R2, the reserve of AS Saint-Priest (3-1) and especially one of R1, that of FC Villefranche in quarter (2 -0).
So who from FC Francs-Lyonnais, GAOL FC, AS Craponne or FC Chaponnay-Marennes will be there on June 11 in Chasselay to try to succeed Vénissieux FC, the defending champion?
Answer Sunday late afternoon…

Denis Dupont

IN THE PROGRAM
2021-2022 Lyon and Rhône Cup semi-finals
Sunday June 5, at Sathonay Camp
– FC Francs-Lyonnais (D3) – GAOL FC (R1): 2:30 p.m.
– AS Craponne (R3) – FC Chaponnay-Marennes (R3): 4:30 p.m.