When the magic of the Coupe de France happens… Faced with a brand new stand in its packed Fred-Aubert stadium, Stade Briochin defied logic against Le Havre (1-0), this Saturday during the 32nd of the Coupe de France final.
Two divisions separate Saint Brieuc, in National 2, from his opponent of the day but in this unbalanced duel the Briochins were nevertheless the most enterprising. And this, throughout the match despite a disallowed goal from Le Havre for a handball which threw a chill into the stadium (72nd). It was in the 80th minute that young striker Stan Janno finally created a surprise with a header from a corner. Enough to eliminate Le Havre (with a well-reworked eleven in the face of injuries) and fly to the round of 16 which will be played in January. A first since 2018 for the Breton club.
In crisis in the championship and at odds with its supporters, Le Havre (17th in Ligue 1) is therefore the first Ligue 1 club to be eliminated from this Coupe de France
Same fate for Grenoble, released by a National 2
At the same time, another feat on the Croisette. Grenoble (Ligue 2) exits through the back door of this Coupe de France with a 3-2 loss on the pitch of AS Cannes (National 2).
In their duel against Hauts-Lyonnais (National 3), the Toulousains were hot with a first red card which reduced them to ten in the 30th minute. It was finally on penalties that Carlos Martinez Novell's men were able to escape from the trap of this exploitative 32nd final.
Original article published on RMC Sport
