Firstly, Porto Amiens players were surprised at the start of the match against a plucky Marouillet side, then they enforced the hierarchy to equal the club's French Cup record.
After successive wins over Chemin-des-Dames, RC Amiens and then Gouvieux, the Portuguese moved from Amiens to the Maroilles turf, resident in D1, to continue their adventure in the Coupe de France. In a meeting that looked like a trap, Benoit's men delayed before enforcing the hierarchy. The first risk favored the local population, who were opportunistic enough to take advantage of Amiens' first mistake. A quarter of an hour into the game, Diatta, who wanted to pass to his goalkeeper, saw the ball end its path at the foot of the Maruel striker who adjusted the goalkeeper perfectly and allowed his team to dream of exploiting. (1-0, 15th place).
Porto Dragons managed to regain their composure and, in the 35th minute of play, scored their first goal in a team effort much to the pride of Amiens coach Benoit Stourbois. Isambart was on the receiving end of a perfectly positioned ball by Ameur, which boosted the FCPPA (1-1). “This first goal from Marwell, instead of hurting us, was good for us.” Until Benoit Storbois confesses. A clear reaction on the ground, which even led to scoring the second goal for the sons of Region 1 (1-2). If the second half was one-way, punctuated by Amiens attacks that did not find the net, the third and final goal ended five minutes before the end. (1-3, 85). With the final whistle, the Samaritans celebrated their qualification to the seventh round of the French Cup, as happened in the 2016-2017 season. But the joy was calculated for the coach who stayed “Mixed, we have no right to start a match like this », stressing that he was right to be wary of these teams that are giving their best and have nothing to lose.
From now on, all eyes are on the next round, which means the entry of Ligue 2 BKT clubs. In this topic, Benoit Sturbois wants to be undecided about his desires regarding a future opponent. : “I'm divided, not because we have an affordable team that we're going to win, and not because we're facing a second division that we can't win either. We'll take what comes our way.” Regardless of the opponent, qualification would be the logical goal, which would be synonymous with achieving a club record. “We would like to delve more deeply into the club’s history.” Storboys concludes.
French Cup, sixth round
Olympic Maruel – Portuguese from Amiens: 1-3 (1-2)
Goals: Isambart, Touré, Tachet for Amiens
Portuguese from Amiens: Ba – Chancerel, Diatta, Togomane, Amor – Yakiri (Tatchet 69), Da Vega, Isambart – Nziza, Podevin (Deparis 62), Touré (Foucault 85).
Cesar Willot and Kevin Devine
Photo credit: Theo Bigler – Gazettesports.fr
