Annecy take on the visitors Toulouse in the semifinal match of Coupe de France. The match will be played on Thursday, April 6th at Parc des Sports (Annecy).
Annecy are currently becoming known to the public, including in its home country of France, although it will celebrate its centenary in 2027. They used to manage to break into Ligue 2 and even hoped to climb higher, but then there was a steep decline when they had to survive at the amateur level. The situation changed 180 degrees in the last decade. Between 2015 and 2020, "red and white" had three promotions in the National Championship (the country's third division). Finally, after finishing in second place last season, they managed to return to Ligue 2. However, it is still too early to feel too comfortable there – yes, the newcomer is gaining points quite actively, but they are not far from the relegation zone. After the 0-4 defeat by "Nimes," the distance narrowed to just two points. It is possible that their record success in the French Cup this season is distracting them. They have already beaten six opponents, although half of them were won purely in penalty shootouts. However, they managed to knock out "Marseille" in the quarterfinals, and even beat them at the "Velodrome" - they missed the victory in the 96th minute but were again better in the penalty shootout.
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Toulouse have been regularly playing in Ligue 1, even climbed into European cups at one point. And in 2007, they even managed to take the "bronze". But after that, there was a relegation. In the last season, already under the current coach, Philippe Montanier, they managed to finish as leaders in Ligue 2. It was interesting to see how these "Tefes" would perform at a higher level. Overall, it is already clear that they managed to withstand the competition at least for "survival", and it can be said that they are guaranteed a place in Ligue 1 in 2023/2024. Even though they lost 1-3 to "Brest", the distance from the best of the outsiders is 9 points, which is a huge gap in spring football terms. And their ambitions can be tried to be realized through the cup, if they are consistently lucky there. In essence, there was only one serious opponent, "Reims", whom they dealt with at home with a score of 3-1. "Ajaccio" is on the brink of relegation from Ligue 1, they started with some "Lanion", and then in the quarterfinals they played with "Rodez", defeating them 6-1.
There was a chance to play this season when "Annecy" finally returned to Ligue 2. But at that time, "Toulouse" had already risen higher and did not cross paths with this opponent until the cup. The hosts have shown themselves well in the cup, but it is clearly too early for them to reach the final - the main tournament should not be turned into a farce. The visitors should take into account Marseille's experience and not fall into the same trap, and will win the match in regulation time against the underdog.
Prediction for the match: Toulouse to win.
