The Castonétois (4th) team, who are now maintained, will host the penultimate Argelès this Saturday evening at 6 pm with the ambition of regaining a home victory and aiming for a top 5 finish, with four rounds to go in the National 3 championship.
After a more than convincing performance last week against Castanet (4-0 victory) which ensured them a new contract in National 3 for 2026-2027, the men coached by Yoan Boscus can now set new goals for the end of the season. This is a first for them in this championship after three seasons where they narrowly avoided relegation. It also shows a certain progress. OCF is now a club accustomed to N3 challenges and feared by opposing coaches.
However, Onet has suffered three consecutive defeats at home. And even though they are facing the penultimate team this Saturday evening, the players from the Côte Vermeille will come with determination to try to move out of the relegation zone. Nothing will be easy, the game is not won on paper. “The idea now is to take maximum points until the end with the goal of finishing in the top 5. If we can aim higher than 5th place, we will, but the top 5 is the minimum we must achieve being in this position with four rounds to go. We must stay there. Against Argelès, the task will not be easy as they are fighting for survival, it should not be assumed it will be easy,” coach Boscus remains cautious.
Lack of ambition? Not a lack of ambition but also a reality of the schedule for the Aveyron coach as after hosting Argelès, the Castonétois will travel to face the reserves of Pau. Before concluding with a trip to Tarbes and the reception of Colomiers, two teams fighting for promotion. “It is not a lack of ambition but the schedule will offer us tough opposition, especially against teams with huge stakes in the standings,” Boscus tempers. So, the discourse of survival, now mathematically secured, is over, we logically aim upwards for Hugo Bobek and his team, without dreaming too big either. Gâteau is suspended after a red card received in the Castanet match at the end. While Bubote, Lacabane, Delclaux, and Deplace are injured. The last two have finished the season. And El Baghdadi is also absent for personal reasons.
Group: Enjalbert, Gonzalez – Assati, Bobek (captain), Foucras, Prunera, Schaab – Higonenc, Mensah, Pouget, Ruffaut, Tarayre – Bostanci, Cueye, Durand.
