So yes, there is something to smile about and remember your own roustes, whether they have been inflicted or received.
But this Sunday, really, the extenuating circumstances were well and truly met at La Grange, communal gymnasium of Grand-Lemps (Isère).
Losing 58-0 at home is never a gift.
However, when it's your first futsal match, when you don't know all your teammates and there's a well-established team that is aiming for the national level, the pill goes a little easier.
This 3rd round of the French Futsal Cup was not supposed to go like this.
The experienced players of Amateur Lyon Fidésien (R1) should have faced a formation more or less of their level.
But due to a free round and then a package, the Futsal Grand-Lemps 38 (FGL) club, located at the lowest level (second district division), ended up there.
They had never played a single minute of competition before.
On October 8, their entry into the league had also been canceled.
“I took 58 but I stopped almost as many”
“Honestly, it was a pleasure to play.
Seeing this score is a bit difficult but good at some point, we don't look at it anymore.
Everyone was respectful.
Personally, I really enjoyed it.
We knew in advance that we were going to concede plenty of goals.
We didn't even know each other on the pitch.
Everyone works, so not everyone can come to training, ”says the president and goalkeeper, Alexandre Da Silva, who agrees: “We should have lost in the 1st round.
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The site of the Ligue d'Isère had not expected such a result either.
It is listed there 50-0 because no higher score can be registered on the server.
But we can confirm it, 58 goals were scored in 40 minutes (2x20).
The calculation is staggering, Alexandre lost every 42 seconds.
For this 3rd round of the Coupe de France, Futsal Grand-Lemps 38 faced the experienced players of Amateur Lyon Fidèsien.
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“I took 58 but I stopped almost as many, he adds.
Even the referees told me that at the end.
“The latter are also likely to remember this match.
They did not whistle any fault, according to the president of the Lyon team, Amaury Barlet.
" There was a good atmosphere.
The guys played the game and respected their opponent until the end.
We did not want to put the score on social networks.
Out of respect for them and not to make waves.
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A match without any fault or animosity
Chloé Jacquemond, treasurer and general secretary of the Isère club, did not take our phone call badly.
"We have nothing to be ashamed of.
And then that didn't discourage anyone.
Everyone has confirmed their attendance at training on Wednesday.
This family club will now seek to structure itself.
At the start of the school year, it had ten licensees, of which only two had already practiced futsal, but parents have already shown their interest in creating a team for 8-10 year olds.
Helped at the refreshment bar by veterans of a neighboring club, the management can also count on its executioners for a day.
Sunday, at the end of the meeting, everyone gathered around a drink.
And the Lyonnais promised them to organize a friendly match with one of their senior teams of a lower level.
Their names are Saïd, Benoît, Allan, Alexandre, Anthony, Rui, Lionnel… and their adventure has probably only just begun.