Epinal (AFP)

Clap end for Saint-Pierroise (R1). The Reunionese, reduced to ten at the end of the first quarter of the game, resisted for a long time but the little Poucet ended up folding at the end of overtime (1-0), Saturday in the 16th finals of the Coupe de France at Epinal (N2) .

The fans of Saint-Pierroise, the first Reunion club to reach this level after eliminating Niort (2-1, L2) in the previous round, will not be the first overseas team to reach the 8th finals of the Coupe de France.

In the stands of La Colombière, the 500 Reunion supporters gave voice, even after the match, as if to salute the fabulous course of the Saint-Pierrois who joined the Metropolis three times and played this afternoon at 5 ° C .

The Ultramarines however started this meeting well but the immediate exclusion of captain Michel Fontaine (15) changed the situation even if the Spinaliens remained rather discreet the rest of the first act.

Island goalkeeper Ibrahima Dabo extended the deadline several times on decisive parades (34, 48, 62, 112) but he could not do anything about the recovery of Adel Berkane, who entered at the start of the overtime , at the very end of the match (118).

Jaggers, the Reunion Islanders of the JSSE were quickly joined by their supporters on the lawn. The fabulous adventure of the Coupe de France stops for an entire island. Epinal finds the 8th finals, seven years later. Another record to beat for the Vosges.

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