Coupe de France – Round of 32: FCO Strasbourg Koenigshoffen 06 (R1) out Clermont on penalties!

There remains a Strasbourg club in the Coupe de France this year. And it’s not the expected one. In the round of 16, FCO Strasbourg Koenigshoffen 06 will represent the colors of the capital of the Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine region. A day after seeing the Racing Club de Strasbourg suffer a new disappointment by taking the door against the Angevin red lantern (0-0, 4-5 pens), Friday after a disappointing meeting, the resident of Regional 1 signed a resounding feat by leaving Clermont on penalties (0-0, 4-3 on pens).

Opposed to the ninth in L1 – which revived last weekend in L1 by offering the scalp of Lyon (0-1) -, the FCOSK 06 signed the ideal performance to dream big. Far from being complex, the Alsatian amateurs quickly showed that they did not intend to make up the numbers in this 32nd final by obtaining a few opportunities in the first minutes. And if Clermont put his foot on the ball after the break, the Auvergnats broke their teeth on the opposing defense without ever managing to find the fault.

Second in their R1 group despite their two matches less than their direct competitors for the rise to National 3, Football Club Olympique Strasbourg Koenigshoffen 06 finally made the difference during the penalty shootout. If five divisions separated the two formations, the Strasbourg club did not even steal its success against the ninth in Ligue 1. It offers a memorable success and will wait for the next round with undisguised impatience.