The evening was intense for the footballers of FC Versailles (National 2) qualified for two days for the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France. They first recorded a relative disappointment when they learned the name of their opponent during the draw: Bergerac, the other resident of N2 at home.
The least glamorous, even if the most affordable, of the choices for Versailles residents. “It is sure that there were more prestigious clubs but this draw makes it possible to value the amateur world even more, positive Kapit Djoko, the author of the only goal in Toulouse on Saturday during the 8th final. Bergerac is a formidable team which has already eliminated two L1 teams (Metz and Saint-Étienne). It will be a match between two N2 teams but with a semi-final to go. »
At the end of the evening, following the elimination of PSG at the Parc des Princes by Nice on penalties, Versailles found itself in the shoes of the only representative of Île-de-France still in the race for the Coupe de France. France. An unprecedented situation.
The Yvelines club then let go a little on its official twitter account with an illustration of a gif, a short video of the successful singer of the 1990s, Ricky Martin and a few good-natured lines of chambering vis-à-vis the PSG supporters.
“It seems that we are the last representative of an entire region?, writes the Community Manager of FC Versailles. We like to share. We welcome all Parisians to support our Versailles for the quarter-finals. “And we see in parallel, Ricky Martin sign, with both hands, to join him.
However, it is not certain that this will encourage Parisian supporters to make the long trip to the Dordogne for the quarter-finals which will be played next week.
