Cup fairy tale over: AS Cuines-La Chambre loses 0:1 in 5th round of Coupe de France

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AS Cuines-La Chambre failed to advance to the next round in the 5th round of the Coupe de France on Sunday. The team from the Savoie département, competing in the Départemental 2 — the lowest league of French amateur football — lost 0:1 to FC Colombier-Satolas from the Régional 3.

What this means: A small club from the French Alps, normally playing against teams from the immediate surrounding area, suddenly found itself in one of the later rounds of the country's most important cup competition. Against an opponent playing two divisions higher, it was over in the end — narrowly, by just one goal.

After the cup upset, the run was over

In the previous round, AS Cuines-La Chambre had still pulled off a surprise. The team could not extend that run in the 5th round: Colombier-Satolas, also an amateur club but two divisions higher, ultimately prevailed by a narrow margin.

What remains of the cup run

For a club from the Départemental 2, simply reaching the 5th round of the Coupe de France is an achievement likely to go down in club history. Thousands of small clubs across France dream of such moments. Colombier-Satolas, meanwhile, advances to the next round and will face a stronger opponent there.