José Mendes Furtado has not lost everything. If his Cannet-Rocheville team was eliminated this Sunday in the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France by OM (1-4), the amateur player took advantage of the opportunity and the setting of the Vélodrome stadium to ask his partner in marriage.
At the final whistle, the players of the National 3 club were entitled to a beautiful guard of honor from Steve Mandanda and his teammates. And just before all the players entered the locker room, a most romantic scene occurred on the Marseille lawn.
Unfortunately suspended for this meeting, after receiving a red card in the league, midfielder José Mendes Furtado dropped on one knee to ask for his fiancée’s hand. And the young woman said “yes” to the applause of the audience still present in the aisles.
Cannet Rocheville players emerge on the lawn, make a guard of honor. At the end, a player proposes to his partner, kneeling on the lawn of the Velodrome and applauded by the whole stadium. #OM pic.twitter.com/1HLLp6jVcz
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What to forget somewhat this elimination at the end of a match which had started very well for the men of Farid Tabet. On a block, Mike Core managed to overcome Mandanda’s vigilance and open the scoring. But the game changed to five minutes before the break.
Iheb Lahouel caused a penalty and received a second yellow card synonymous with expulsion. Arkadiusz Milik turned the sentence before the Olympian club went on power-play with two new goals from the Poland international and one achievement from Luis Henrique to avoid another early elimination. But Cannet-Rocheville left with great memories in his head. Especially José Mendes Furtado.