Puy Foot 43, a fourth division club, qualified for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France by winning 4-0 against Montpellier HSC, bottom of Ligue 1.
It's not just a surprise, but a humiliation. Currently second in its National 2 group (fourth division), Le Puy Foot slapped Montpellier HSC, the red bottom of Ligue 1, with a score of 4-0, Saturday December 21 during the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France .
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The MHSC totally dominated
At the Charles-Massot stadium in Puy-en-Velay (Haute-Loire), the Montpellier residents were completely dominated by the Altiligère team in the second half. However, the Héraultais were the first dangerous with a shot from Jordan Ferri hitting the bar in the 6th minute during a balanced and lively first period. Montpellier could have opened the scoring on attempts by Mousa Al Tamari deflected by goalkeeper Matis Carvalho, a former replacement goalkeeper for Montpellier (23rd, 31st).
It was the Ponots who finally took the lead just before half-time through Maël Zogba after a free kick from Nicolas Pays, the master playmaker from Puy (43rd).
The second period, on the other hand, was completely controlled by Le Puy. They had chances through Renald headed a cross delivered from the left wing by Moussa Faty (78th). In the final moments, Davel Mayela, after a first shot from Pays, brought the score to 4-0 (90th).
Last season, Le Puy reached the quarter-finals, eliminated by Rennes (3-1) at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium in Saint-Étienne after taking out two Ligue 2 teams, Dunkerque and Laval. In 2022-2023, the Ponots beat Nice (1-0) in the 32nd final.
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