Versailles, a National 2 club, extended its epic in the Coupe de France, Saturday January 29, by winning 1-0 in Toulouse, current leader of Ligue 2, and climbed into the quarters just like Bastia (L2), faller of Reims (L1), and Amiens (L2), winner of Nancy (L2).
Last team in the amateur world still in contention with Bergerac, another resident of N2 who faces Saint-Etienne on Sunday, the Versaillese brought down Toulouse reduced to 10 from the 22nd minute. During this reverse match, played at the Stadium – the Versailles enclosure not being up to standard – the Yvelines club won its place in the quarter thanks to a late goal from Kapit Djoco (79th).
The Cameroonian midfielder of TFC Steve Mvoué left his teammates at 10 at the start of the match after a tackle from behind on Diego Michel (22nd). In numerical superiority, the Versailles, at the head of their group of N2, waited a long time before finding the fault, applying especially not to take a goal. But Djoco offered a historic qualification to his people after a great collective action. “We have proven that anything is possible (…). As the meetings progress, we get caught up in the game »savored the coach of Versailles, Youssef Chibhi.
Bastia overthrows Reims (1-1, 5 tab 3)
At the start of the evening, the Bastiais brought down the Rémois on penalties at the Auguste Delaune stadium (1-1, 5 penalties to 3). The Corsicans, who flirt with the red zone in Ligue 2 (16th), were first led by the Champenois, also dying in Ligue 1 (14th). Already author of eight goals in the league, Rémois Hugo Ekitike opened his counter in the Cup by taking over a center from Mitchell van Bergen (38th) without control.
But the Bastiais pushed and came back to score thanks to a superb strike under the crossbar from Sébastien Salles-Lamonge (71st). The Corsicans and their goalkeeper Johny Placide, formerly of the Reims house, won a penalty shootout, where only Reims Andreaw Gravillon missed his attempt.
Amiens eliminates Nancy (2-0)
In another round of 16 disputed in the afternoon, Amiens went to win Nancy 2-0. During this opposition between Ligue 2 clubs, the Picards quickly took the advantage through former Nancy Arnaud Lusamba, at the conclusion of an action he had himself initiated (16th). Facing his training club, currently last in Ligue 2, the Amiens midfielder showed himself to his advantage, offering a decisive pass to Tolu Arokodare for the 2-0 (39th).
Now in the quarters, the ASC brought back the memory of the course of 2001, where the club, then in National, had climbed to the final against Strasbourg, winner on penalties.
