OL escapes the Feignies Aulnoye trap, Montpellier humiliated by Le Puy

This Saturday, professional clubs were threatened during the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France. A little earlier in the day, Le Havre, Grenoble and Martigues had taken the door against more modest opponents while Toulouse had to validate its qualification on penalties against Hauts Lyonnais, resident of N3. OL were therefore warned. Traveling to Hainaut de Valenciennes, Les Gones were going to challenge a team from Feignies Aulnoye, accustomed to playing Ligue 1 big names in recent years in the Coupe de France. To avoid the trap, Pierre Sage decided to line up a competitive eleven with the presence of a Benrahma-Lacazette-Fofana trio in attack.

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From the start, Les Gones brought intensity into this meeting and quickly took the upper hand. Despite a first opportunity for Saïd Benrahma, opportunities to open the score were rare for Lyon. Finally, faced with certain responses from local fans, the Rhone residents took the lead just before the break with a delightful free kick from Benrahma (0-1, 44th). Returning from the locker room, Lyon continued to control the match. But faced with a Feignies Aulnoye who was solid defensively but still not too dangerous offensively, OL did not tremble and even scored a second goal thanks to the incoming Mikautadze at the end of the match (0-2, 88th). Feignies Aulnoye's reduction in the gap was not enough and Lyon went to get their ticket to the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. Which was not the case for all Ligue 1 residents this Saturday.

Montpellier outclassed by Le Puy, resident of N2

Indeed, traveling on the pitch at Puy-en-Velay, Montpellier experienced a nightmarish afternoon. Already in dire straits in Ligue 1, the MHSC was eliminated against the residents of National 2. Dominated in the first period, the Montpellier residents conceded the opener when Zogba gave the locals the advantage before the break (43rd). In the second half, Jean-Louis Gasset's men were disappointed. While Pays confirmed the success of its team at the start of the last quarter of an hour, Diebold (79th) then the same Pays (4-0, 88th) broke down the MHSC. A humiliating elimination for the Hérault club which still cannot do it, regardless of the competition.

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At the same time, OGC Nice went to Corte, last in its group in N3. While Sofiane Diop missed a penalty very early in the match (4th), the Corsicans opened the scoring thanks to Boussemart (11th). Tanguy Ndombele's reaction on the hour mark (61st) was not enough for the Aiglons who were forced to decide on penalties with the Corsican team. Finally, taking advantage of a Corsican failure, the Niçois went to get their ticket for the rest of the competition without missing a single attempt. For its part, FC Nantes, traveling to the Bauer stadium in Saint-Ouen to challenge Drancy, won (4-0). Author of a double in the first period, Matthis Abline started the Canaries who finished the job in the second half with two new goals from Zeze and Mostafa Mohamed. Finally, Amiens was eliminated by Thaon, resident of N3 (2-1).

The results of the 32nd finals at 6 p.m.

Feignies Aulnoye 1-2 Lyon : Koubemba (90+4e) / Benrahma (44e), Mikautadze (88e)
Cut 1-1 Nice (3-5, t.a.b) : Boussemart (11e) / Ndombele (61e)
Drancy 0-4 Nantes : Abline (21e, 33e), Zeze (63e)
Le Puy 4-0 Montpellier : Zogba (43e), Pays (75e, 88e), Diebold (79e)
Thaon 2-1 Amiens: Petitpain (47th), Lecoanet (84th) / Urhoghide (20th)