Three years later faced Kylian Mbappé’s PSG in 32e final, one year after reaching the 16e of the final – for an elimination then consummated in front of Montpellier – Feignies-Aulnoye once again faced a hell of a meeting in the Coupe de France.
Opposed to OL at the Hainaut stadium in Valenciennes, the National 2 club – the fourth level of French football – sold its skin dearly, beaten 1-2 on a marvelous direct free kick from Benrahma just before the break ( 44e) and a late break ensured by Mikautadze (88e).
The Feignies-Aulnoye players were all the more deserving as Koubemba scored a nice goal in added time to offer his team a few seconds of suspense (1-2, 90e+4). In vain. Les Gones will indeed be there for the 16e final of the Coupe de France, on January 15.