When Alexi Peuget opened the scoring in the 20th minute, Rumilly-Vallières was left for a new feat on Thursday in the semi-final of the Coupe de France.

Unfortunately for them, the N2 players could not keep their advantage until the break to really put the Monegasques in doubt, who came back quickly and then unrolled.

Result, a large victory for the 3rd in Ligue 1 (5-1), which has enforced the hierarchy and will challenge PSG in the final next Wednesday.

“I congratulate Rumilly, the coach and the players, for their career and their game.

This team played well especially in the first period during which it put a lot of intensity into the game, noted Niko Kovac after the meeting.

I will not say that we were afraid after the opener because there was time, but this conceded goal was perhaps necessary.

We then gained momentum and our opponents declined, especially in the second half.

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"Our first period gave us hope"

The little thumb of this season has indeed started very strongly, pushed by his supporters who came in large numbers on the way to the stadium.

“The walkabout had galvanized us.

When we saw so many people, maybe 2,000 people, we saw the enthusiasm, it was fabulous.

We felt carried, ”said midfielder Josselyn Gay.

“It's a moment that will be unforgettable,” adds coach Fatsah Amghar.

We wanted to resist as long as possible and when we lead 1-0 we say to ourselves that Monaco must score two goals to win.

So obviously we believe in it and our first half gave us hope.

But the start of the second period and the third goal hurt us and in the end that made the difference.

We fished physically in the second half and we saw what the high level was.

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Monaco outsider, really?

Carried in particular by Cesc Fabregas, double passer and scorer, ASM had a solid second period and widened by the gap by Ben Yedder and Golovin.

The final against Paris promises to be tight.

PSG players, who are very likely not to be champions, cannot afford to finish without a trophy.

But Monaco are the only French to have beaten them twice this season.

Like his coach, Aurélien Tchouaméni, however, does not see favorite Monaco.

“We have beaten them twice but it will not be the same team from Paris, which remains the best in the championship with world-class players.

A final is different from the championship.

Anything can happen in a match and we'll see.

We will be outsiders.

“Of course, it's always easier when you approach games like that.

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