Soccer – French Cup. FC Dommartin-lès-Remiremont has more ideas

Matéo Fahy ended his day in the emergency room. To get five stitches in the brow bone. A few minutes earlier, the FC Dommartin-lès-Remiremont goalkeeper had nevertheless overcome the pain to become a hero among the heroes of the day during the penalty shootout. A piece of bravery that sums up the state of mind that drives this young team (23 years old on average) who is not afraid of anything. “To be honest, it’s not a surprise to see the guys qualify,” savors Jimmy Vaxelaire, who arrived at the helm of the team this summer in place of Mathieu Febvay, who left for neighboring RomariMointain. “When I see their desire, the preparation we made in August, I know we can go far. »

It will be necessary to wait a little before noticing the effect, but it is already certain that this group, whose young coach (27 years old) has “kept a big core” and has been reinforced by returning elements or others who have evolved in the upper strata (for example the former Loya Emilien Dieudonné), presents predispositions. “In Dommartin, we may go away, but we always come back to the club”, image Jimmy Vaxelaire, who knows how to count on the homogeneity of his group and the “family atmosphere” which results from it. AS Girancourt (Regional 3) learned this the hard way.

The third round, record equaled

In fact, the Picosés are riding the wave that took them, last season, to the second step of the podium in their Division 3 group. To end up one unit behind Ramonchamp. Without any frustration, the entity intends to stay in this dynamic to trace a furrow that could take it to the level above. “The objective is the championship, the climb”, loose Jimmy Vaxelaire. “Out of respect for what has been done by the club, we must have this ambition. »

The Coupe de France and that of the Vosges, thereafter, will be as many competitions which will allow the Picosés to prepare for the deadlines of their real daily life. “The cut is a bonus, but it creates links, it federates”, underlines the coach who does not draw any plan on the comet. “The players want to get the jerseys (offered by the French Federation from the 4^e round). It would be the first time for this club (who eliminated Darney for the 1^er official match of the season) born in 1983. “We would still like to play at home. »

On this playground which does not allow you to assert yourself technically but which, according to Jimmy Vaxelaire, “is a weapon. “With us, everything is playable,” observes the coach. “We have a whole village behind us. “This Sunday, he was in heaven…