The beautiful story ended badly. Captain of the Iris Club de Croix (N3), which challenges Stade de Reims (Ligue 2) this Friday evening in the 32nd final of the Coupe de France, Hugo Robert was able to play the match of his life. It was not a sure thing, since the 29-year-old central defender initially thought he had to forfeit the meeting, originally scheduled for Saturday, December 20, the day… of his wedding!
But following negotiations with Marcq-en-Barœul (R1), another northern club unhappy with the scheduling of its match against Troyes (Ligue 2), Croix managed to convince the broadcaster, beIN Sports, to reverse the schedules of the two matches, ensuring Hugo Robert could challenge the Rémois and get married the next day.
The double punishment
Unfortunately, everything did not go as planned for the player trained in Lens. Shortly before returning from the locker room, he committed the irreparable in the position of last defender, forcing the match referee to logically issue a red card. Double penalty: Reims midfielder Teddy Teuma was quick to score directly from the following free kick, bringing the score to 4-0 just before the break.
Already in difficulty before this expulsion, Croix resisted despite his numerical inferiority, not conceding any more goals during the second act. For his captain, who said he was ready to experience “a magical moment” earlier in the week at the microphone of RMC Sport, the end of the evening promises to be delicate. “I will manage to get married and play my first 32nd final of the Coupe de France. It can clearly be the best weekend of my life,” he hoped then. All we have to do is pray that the wedding goes better than the match…
