Attention, Petit Poucet alert in all newsrooms in France. The JS Saint-Pierroise, club of R1 (equivalent of the 6th division), eliminated this Saturday the Chamois Niortais (2-1), who play in L2, in the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France. All the goals were scored in the second half. The heroes of the day are Gérard Hubert (59th) and Ryan Ponti (76th), scorer of the victory when Niort equalized shortly after the hour of play.
The exploit! The Jeunesse Sportive Saint-Pierroise, R1 club based on Reunion Island, has just eliminated Niort (L2)! #CDF #CoupedeFrance pic.twitter.com/3UNBJEsSo3
- Coupe de France (@coupedefrance) January 4, 2020It is a real feat for the people of Réunion, who have reached this level for the first time in their history. At the same time, they became the first overseas club to qualify for the 16th finals since the Geldar de Kourou, in 1989.
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