The reunification of professional and amateur clubs in 16es of the Coupe de France was fatal in Lens and Lorient, surprised by the Red Star (N1) and Le Puy Foot (N2), Saturday March 6, during a cruel day for the Metropolitan Petit Poucet, the US Montagnarde .
In this 104e edition in modified format, health crisis obliges, the amateurs were not slow to rekindle the magic of the “old lady”. The Lorientais paid the price by burning their wings on the field of Puy-en-Velay, a fourth division team that made the difference on the hour mark on the only goal of the game (61e, 1-0).
For their part, the Lensois, astonishing fifth in Ligue 1, bit the dust at the Bauer stadium in Saint-Ouen, where, at the 91e minute, substitute Alan Dzabanale scored the deliverance goal for Red Star, a popular club in the northern suburbs of Paris.
At home, the Seine-Saint-Denis team offered constant resistance, well helped in the second half by the unexpected arrival of around thirty loyal rebel supporters, forming a mini-kop with songs, colored scarves. of the club and respect for barrier gestures… until the winning goal.
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The camera has cracked and Lens too. The Lensois, surprised by the early opening of the score (21e), thought they had corrected their initial error thanks to Facundo Medina (29e) and Cheick Doucouré (49e), already a scorer in the previous round, against Nantes. But the Ile-de-France residents equalized ten minutes from time (83e) before being imposed on the gong by a player who entered the game a quarter of an hour earlier.
Laborde saves his family
Further south, it is also a replacement who took Montpellier (Ligue 1) out of the trap set by Alès-en-Cévennes, an uninhibited formation of National 3 (5e division). Gaëtan Laborde, left on the bench like several other usual holders, enforced the hierarchy at the end of the game. While the two teams each conceded a goal, the former Bordeaux player scored in the 84e, twenty minutes after leaving the bench.
The game was easier for FC Metz, currently in the 6e place in L1. The drunkenness of the summits did not turn the heads of the Mosellans, qualified with authority in front of Valenciennes (4-0), an L2 team brought down by no two penalties in the first period.
Olympique Lyonnais, on the podium in Ligue 1, for its part enforced the hierarchy against Sochaux (5-2), resident of League 2 catchy, in particular by a double from Rayan Cherki.
For its part, the Sedan team, down to the fourth national level (N2), had to wait until the second period to win 2-0 in front of Saint-Louis Neuweg, a N3 team from Haut-Rhin.
Also in the afternoon, the Haut-Savoyards of Rumilly-Vallières (N2) surprised Annecy (N1) after a penalty shootout, while the two teams were 1-1 at the end of regulation time.
Brest faces PSG tonight
The Bretons of the US Montagnarde, in Regional 1 (6e division), for their part, believed they could afford a joyful finish by pulling off an unexpected penalty shootout in the 91e minute (3-3) against Saumur, club N3. Unfortunately for them, their dream flew away with one last unsuccessful attempt.
The Petit Poucet costume now returns to the Franciscan Club, Angers opponent on Sunday. In the event of an exploit, the team from Martinique would be the first overseas formation to reach the 8es final.
The defending PSG will try in the evening to show a conquering face in Brest, four days before the reception of FC Barcelona in the eighth-final second leg of the Champions League.
