15,000 spectators attended the feat of FC Pau. - Clément Carpentier / 20 Minutes

  • Pau FC, a National club, eliminated the Girondins de Bordeaux in the Coupe de France.
  • After a completely crazy match, Mamadou Gueye delivered the 15,000 spectators from the Hamlet.
  • The Palois now all dream of playing PSG in the next round.

Even before the meeting, you could feel it. Between a team from the Girondins adrift for several weeks and a Pau FC author of an excellent season in National, the feat was underway. Besides, Bruno Irlès "was not surprised by the performance of his team". A performance all the same XXL of the players of the coach from Pau after 120 minutes of play against the neighbor from Bordeaux (3-2). At the end of this crazy ride from Mamadou Gueye and this shot flush with the post of the Bordeaux goalkeeper. A real deliverance for the 15,000 spectators of the Hamlet.

" It is happiness. We made a whole stadium proud. I'm super happy, ”savored Romain Bayard, the midfielder from Bearn, after escaping from the supporters on the pitch. Like his team, he will never have given an inch to his opponent of the day. And what foolproof foolproof since with his teammates, he saw the Girondins score twice: “We believed in it to the end. Anyway, if you don't believe in it today, there's no point in showing up on the field, ”he reminded.

A historic victory against the neighbor of Bordeaux

The Palois did much more than present themselves. They even gave a lesson in technical and tactical fairness at times to a Ligue 1 team. What can we say about this magnificent counterattack on Jarju's second goal. A collective play jewel. “We have young players who have a good mentality this season. You should take advantage. We play football for these emotions. We are rewarded for our work, ”said first scorer and captain Mustapha Name.

Monumental feat of @PauFootballClub which eliminates the @Girondins de Bordeaux from the #CoupeDeFrance in the Hameau, 3 to 2 after extra time!

1-0 Name 24 '⚽️
1-1 Maja 41 '
2-1 Jarju 44 '⚽️
2-2 De Préville 82 '
3-2 Gueye 117 '⚽️

The Béarnais are in the round of 16 !!! #PauFC pic.twitter.com/QZtcd6aSyC

- France Bleu Béarn (@Bleu_Bearn) January 16, 2020

It was surely one of the greatest exploits in its history that Pau FC achieved and the hero of the day had trouble recovering from it: “It is incredible. It's been a very long time since the club had achieved such a thing. I think it will be remembered. It is even sure! Unless obviously, the Palois were doing even better in the championship where the club is on the National podium but especially during the next round of the Coupe de France. Just a few minutes after their victory, some were already turning to the 8th final. Appetite comes from eating as they say.

Course they all want the PSG

And after the big piece from the Girondins, they want to eat a much bigger one: "Le PSG", spontaneously launched Romain Bayard. Like many, they dream of seeing Neymar on the lawn of the Hamlet. It is not his captain who will say the opposite: "It would be nice, right? He laughs. But whatever the draw Mamadou Gueye, he "wants a Ligue 1 team because the goal is also to show what we are worth every time. "He's been showing it to him since the start of the season and he may well be looking bigger in a few months.

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Best player on his team this season (Ten goals and five assists), the Senegalese is quite a phenomenon. To the point that Bruno Irlès had left him on the bench at the start of the game to preserve him for the championship. He was not the only usual holder in this situation. That is to say if this Pau team has it under the pedal. Not sure if their opponent in the next round is happy to find them on their way. Finally against the Girondins, it was perhaps not such a great feat for Pau FC…

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