In 2017, Portuguese club Porto Damián, which was then in Zone 2, reached 7th place.e French Cup round (2-0 eliminated at Rungis; R1). Seven years on, the Amiens side are nowhere near returning to this stage of the competition. Benoit Storbois' men have inherited “ Affordable printing » With a trip to Marwell (D1) on Sunday 27 October.
” This is a team with three divisions under us and should not be overlooked. We are in the favourite's position, but this is just a pre-match situation. We know that levels stabilize in the Coupe de FranceThe suspicious coach warns of the North team. We are playing away from home, there will be a lot of people, and we will have to go there in an impeccable state of mind and play a real cup match.. »
Picard's trainer still remembers the previous experiences, where the little one ate the big one. “ We remember Amiens Club (Editor's note: On N3 at the time)eliminated two years ago by D1 (Éperlecques, 2-1). When we were in second place with Porto, we had already eliminated N3 (Femi; 1-0, in 2021). We must learn from these experiences. »
Amiens relies on a fire attack
To avoid falling into the trap, the Portuguese will be able to rely on their attacking strength, and they are the ones who broke through the Jovio defense (R2), which had not yet been violated in the previous round (1-3). “ We score in all matches, although we have an efficiency problem. We create a lot of chances, it would be good to put the first ones down to make the job easier », warns Benoît Storbois, more concerned by the difficulties his defense faces in maintaining its goal. ” It's a collective problem. You have to be able to go from being an artist with the ball to being a warrior when you don't have it, and have that desire to stick up for each other.. »
Al-Fanni hopes that this spirit of teamwork will be reflected on and off the field, through unity around the club thanks to the French Cup adventure. “ The players and staff want to give back a little of what the managers and volunteers, who work all year round, give them by taking a senior team back to the seventh level.e I move to please them. » To do this, we will have to start by ensuring that Marwell's hierarchy is respected.
Maruel (D1) – Damian Portuguese (R1)
Sunday 27 October at Marwell, 3pm at Pol Buteau Stadium.
