Damien Graves (goalkeeper)
Heroic against Colomiers in the 7th round with two shots on goal stopped in the fateful session, “the cat” finds himself propelled against the Marseillais two games later, while Max Ferry is on the flank. A daydream for the one who, after being trained in Canet, traveled here and there, especially on the side of the TFC, where he could have embarked on a professional career. “When the coach gave the line-up, I immediately got into my game. It was OM, what, the most historic club in France!” And if the Catalan had been cheated on a shot from Milik at close range, he did not let anything pass by following. Until the most total jubilation… “From the final whistle, I received thousands of calls, messages, like a pro player. This is when you realize that you have done something big.”
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Quentin Martin (defender)
Landed in Canet where he had evolved as a young person (from 15 to 18 years old) to recover his moral and physical health, after a few seasons on the ice floe (pubalgia, knee), the native of Fabrezan (Aude) will have been, with Baï, the great revelation of the Canétoise epic. Substitute throughout the start of the season, he comes into play 30 minutes from the end, against Beaucaire (6th round, 1-0). But probably wanting to do too well, here is the former pro from Bourg-en-Bresse in Ligue 2, expelled in stoppage time. Everything then collapses for this talented player who will nevertheless return to the circuit in the 32nd finals against Poitiers (1-1, 4 penalties to 2). To never leave his place again. With a capital performance against OM. So much so that higher level clubs have multiplied the glances. And it was in Villefranche-Beaujolais (National) that he bounced back.
Glenn MBimba (defender)
What could be more gratifying for a Parisian than to beat OM? In any case, Glenn MBimba should not regret having left Besançon, in the 2020/2021 off-season, to join the Côte Radieuse! Because the former resident of PSG, who made his ranges in Auvergne and in particular in Clermont and Aurillac, arrived on tiptoe, having never evolved higher than the N3. But then, facing the Marseillais, the Franco-Congolese, still in Canet today, released the complete panoply!
Diadie Diarra (defender)
What a cruel dilemma for “Papinette”, a pure product of Île-de-France… but whose in-laws are from Marseille! “When the draw came out, I spoke directly to my wife about it (laughs)! She loves OM, but they all prioritized my happiness. I remember it like it was yesterday… the way which we played, the goals we scored, against Marseille, not just anyone. What great emotions, it just lacked supporters”, greedily recounts the captain of this crazy epic, who arrived the previous summer. Since then, he has been wandering between Lyon, where he plays for La Duchère after spending a season at GOAL FC, and Mauritania, where he proudly wears the colors of the selection.
Daouda Ba (defender)
The “Yes, Dad!” launched from the spans of Brutus must still resonate in the mind of Daouda Ba. The Senegalese, who passed through Gap and Martigues before pushing the gates of Saint-Michel, was one of the pillars of the Canet locker room at the time. At 34, he is now enjoying the heyday of neighboring Argelès in N3.
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Chris Lybohy (defensive midfielder)
The mad dog of the Canet environment since the summer of 2018, a club where the Nigerian international has known everything: the 32nd at Brutus against Monaco, the rise to National 2… but above all, his greatest feat of arms therefore, this quarter of final against Montpellier, with this delight of 16th against OM, his favorite club. Him, the aptly named in tribute to… Chris Waddle, Olympian legend. The kid from Beauvais has come a long way, between Sarcelles where he put on his first crampons and Catalonia, to which he has remained faithful.
Jeremy Posteraro (middle)
The most famous “baker” in France! Nickname decked out by social networks, which ignited for the new sentinel of the FCAA, following this stratospheric free kick, masterful even signed “Postinho”, in reference to the ex-Lyonnais Juninho! “I always have chills when I think about it… and I don’t believe it when I see the images, always smiles the former resident of Martigues in particular. It’s incredible to beat Marseille. It counts in a career of ‘amateur.” In particular, for a fan of… OM who now plays in Argelès (N3).
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Ludovic Gasparotto (midfielder)
What happiness the native of Bordeaux must still have, to think that he chose Canet in the summer of 2020. Because the one who combines football and hairdressing probably did not imagine himself playing the leading roles in such an epic. First scorer in the 8th round against St-Clément-Montferrier (0-2), the former resident of Mont-de-Marsan, Bergerac or Angoulême had returned 60 minutes of good quality, against the Olympians. Despite the great adventure, the playmaker decided to return to his native land the following year, at the Stade Bordelais, which he helped to raise to N2.
Jean Vercruysse (environment)
At 20, nothing seemed impossible for “Jeannot”. It must be said that very quickly, the native of Hazebrouck was confronted with the very high level, thanks in particular to a passage at the U17 of Montpellier, with which he will become champion of France in 2018, and will play the Youth League a year later. . However, the guy had never rubbed shoulders with the dean of tricolor competitions… which had not prevented him from shining. Performances that pushed him to return to his native North, and Boulogne-sur-Mer, in National first, then in N2 this year.
Yohan Bai (winger)
This is the revelation of this epic. And yet, the former resident of Amiens and AS Furiani did not seem to be off to a good start after a moribund start to the season in the league. However, reinvigorated after a studious “Covid” break, the native of Arras, defector from Oissel the previous summer, returned full force to this competition. With, therefore, the decisive goal against OM, but also in the next round against Boulogne-sur-Mer (National, 1-0). And even if he will not have found the fault against the Héraultais in the quarters, his capital performances will have caught the eye of recruiters beyond the borders of France… He will become the first transfer in the history of the CRFC , signing at CSKA Sofia (Bulgarian D1). Before returning, this year, to the island of beauty, at SC Bastia (L2).
Raphael Pioton (center forward)
Arrived in Canet in 2019 before joining the harbor of Toulon, the elegant striker, very friendly with the then manager Jordi Delclos, did well to return to St-Michel twelve months later. Author of a single goal during the 2020-2021 campaign, against the Héraultais of St-Clément-Montferrier (R1, 0-2), he will have been a permanent poison, preferring not to stay in Canet at the end of the season to try his luck with the reserve of Monaco. After a year in the shadow of the Rock, he will then find himself without a club at the start of the season, before signing in Aubagne (N2), in the same group as Canet, a few weeks ago.
And on the sidelines…
Came into play during this legendary match, Toufik Ouadoudi, despite the sirens of La Duchère, still makes the heyday of his CRFC, while Pascal Life also sports the colors yellow and blue. As for “Bouba” Koné, hero of the 32nd against Poitiers, he turned to other horizons. After a short stint in Chamalières, the Francilien flew off to Da Nang, in Vietnamese D1! For those not involved, Boris Mahon de Monaghan exported his talents to the FCAA, like Sofiane Diouane. The Senegalese rock Lansana Sagna, for his part, spun on the side of Arles (R1), of which the Senegalese is captain. Finally, Sebastien Atlan, former OM and Paris SG, ended his career in maritime colors and now coaches Salanca FC. And on the bench Farid Fouzari, then landed from Atlético Marseille, still continues to occupy the Lions bench.
