Nantes qualified for the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France on penalties, end of the series for Reims, Rodez brings down another L1, end of the dream for Petit Poucet, unprecedented qualification for Annecy… Discover the highlights of the Wednesday’s matches in the Coupe de France and in Europe.
Rookie Mollet saved Nantes.
The results in the Coupe de France (click on the score to read the news or the article on the match): Lyons 2-2 (4-2 tabs) Lille, Angers 1-1 (2-4 tabs) Nantes, Toulouse 3-1 Reims, Auxerre 2-3 Rodez, Paris FC 1-1 (5-6 tabs) Annecy, Vierzon 0-1 Grenoble, OM-PSG (9 p.m.).
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1. Holding it stunning! FC Nantes had to go through penalties to overcome the red lantern of Ligue 1, Angers (1-1, 4-2 tabs). Picked cold by a goal from Sima (6th), the Canaries waited for the 86th minute to equalize on a half-volley from Mollet, before narrowly approaching victory. Guilty of missing the break on returning from the locker roomthe SCO then lost on penalties against the holder, who came from afar.
2. End of series for Reims. Undefeated since September 18, i.e. 16 games in all competitions, the Champagne club saw their streak broken Toulouse, very successful at home (3-1). Unhappy scorer against his side (21st) then punished on a hazardous outing (34th), Diouf led his team, in difficulty defensivelyand Chabi sealed the suspense (61st) despite the late reduction of the score by Cadjusted (89th).
3. The AJA shower. Already in great difficulty in L1, AJ Auxerre experienced another disappointment when they were eliminated at home by Rodez (2-3), penultimate in Ligue 2. Very quickly led on a goal by Joseph Mendes (3rd), the promoted pushed enormously and ended up, despite his lack of efficiency, bylogically equalize by M’Baye Niang before the break (45th+2). But the AJA defense faltered on returning from the locker room and Corredor (68th) and Park from the penalty spot (76th) qualified Rodez, who had already beaten Monaco in 32nd, despite Jubal’s late goal for AJA (90th+1).
4. Annecy first! In a 100% L2 duel, Annecy clinched historic qualification by winning after an interminable penalty shootout against Paris FC (1-1, 6-5 tabs). Farade made the difference from the penalty spot (67th) in a rather logical way for the promoted. But the PFC pushed on the end and Boutab snatched the equalizer on his team’s first shot on target (90th+1). It all came down to penalties with 3 decisive parries from Callens who carried the Haut-Savoyards.
5. Lyon got scared. After being brought up two goals behindOlympique Lyonnais needed to go through penalties to overcome Lille (2-2, 4-2 on pens). Cherki (8th) and Lacazette (21st) put Les Gones on the royal roadbut David on penalty (28th) and then Zhegrova (64th) allowed LOSC to equalize. After a breathless end to the match, the 9th in L1 clung to his European dream by winning on penalties.Find here the Dbrief and NOTES of this match.
6. Tom Thumb eliminated. Grenoble enforced logic and put an end to the dream of Vierzon (National 2) by winning with difficulty (1-0). Jostled at the start of the game and then fell on a great Ndiaye in the opposing goalthe Isrois managed to find the fault after returning from the locker room by Nestor following a badly rejected corner (0-1, 53rd). Checked by the bar in the last minutes, Vierzon will be released with honors.
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