Bergerac definitely loves dramaturgy. After his crazy penalty shootout against Metz in the previous round, the resident of National 2 qualified this Sunday in the same way against Créteil (0-0, 5-4 tab), in the round of 16 of the Cup of France. The Périgourdins reach the stage of the round of 16 for the second time in their history. The first was in 2017 and they only narrowly bowed to Lille (1-2). “It is an exceptional moment in a career as an amateur sportsman”, summarizes Samuel Ducros, defender of the heroes of the day, with Sud-Ouest.
In front of a Gaston-Simounet stadium on fire, Erwan Lannuzel’s men, more offensive and enterprising (six shots, two on target) made the defense of the Cristoliens live a nightmare. But they came across a Riffi Mandanda of the great days. Finally, the final scenario took shape on penalties and it was the unfortunate Kamel Chergui, positioned in fifth shooter, who missed his shot.
Harmless and rough Créteil-Lusitanos
In addition to the result, the Périgourdins made a very flattering copy in the game, facing unarmed Ile-de-France residents. 16th in the National, Créteil suffered the top pressing of his opponent for the day constantly and created no real opportunity. Worse still, the Cristoliens failed to frame a single shot in 90 minutes. A good performance for Bergerac who has not conceded a goal in this Coupe de France after seven games.
Riffi Mandanda had done everything to keep Créteil in the game. The former Boulogne goalkeeper repelled the repeated assaults of the Périgord, leaders of their group in the fourth national division. Hicham M’Laab (36th, 88th, 90th + 4), Axel Tressens (53rd) and Adrian Sahibeddine (83rd, 90th) failed to deceive the vigilance of the Cristolien goalkeeper in the allotted time. With this loss on penalties, Créteil therefore stopped in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. A stage of the competition that the club had not reached for ten years.
The USCL therefore retains this fine course despite the defeat against an “inferior” opponent on paper. The priority objective remains the maintenance in National. This Friday, as part of the 17th day, the Ile-de-France residents will travel to Cholet (8th in the standings). Créteil is currently four points behind US Orléans, 14th and first non-relegation.