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Coupe de : eliminates , nice surprise from Sochaux, OM and Monaco are a hit

After the chaotic surprises of the day before, the multiplex of the 32nd finals of the Coupe de on Sunday was a little calmer. Note the feat of Sochaux (N 1) which brought down Clermont (Ligue 2) on penalties (0-0, 4-2 tab), and the qualification of , resident of L 2, at the expense of ', 8th in Ligue 1, this Sunday at the Abbé-Deschamps stadium. The Dunkirks took a decisive advantage in the first period thanks to the goal scored in the 26th minute by Enzo Balerdi, who took a first shot from the Dutchman Kay Tejan repelled by goalkeeper Tom Negrel, usual number three in the AJA hierarchy.

For the rest, the hierarchy was respected. Another Ligue 1 team to leave this Sunday afternoon – much more logically this time – Saint-Étienne fell stronger against OM. 's victory, the fourth in the last five outings, was made even easier by the fact that ASSE found itself ten against eleven after the exclusion of Ibrahim Sissoko for a bad gesture on Leonardo Balerdi in the 21st minute. .

In the process, Luis Henrique, with a deflection of his head, found Mason Greenwood who missed goalkeeper Brice Maubleu with a shot from the left (22nd) for his eleventh goal of the season (10 in Ligue 1). The rest of the meeting was just a long way of the cross for the Greens underwater after the achievements of Rabiot (34th), Luis Henrique (68th) and Hojbjerg (81st).

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AS Monaco experienced almost the same recital against the amateurs of Union Saint-Jean (4-1), residents of Regional 1 (6th division). Surprise winner of , N 1 club (2-1), during the previous round, Union Saint-Jean collapsed in the 20th minute on a stolen ball from Eliesse Ben Seghir. The only notable fact of the match, the two exploits in the Saint-Jean goal of Fawzi Rabyi, author of two penalty saves against Embolo and Minamino.

No surprise either on the side of Mutzig, eliminated by Stade de Reims (1-3) thanks to the first goal in France from midfielder loaned by PSG Gabriel Moscardo, or of dominated by SCO (0-1 ). In a shock that reeked of the L 1 of five years ago, Rennes finally upheld the hierarchy against the Girondins de Bordeaux (N 2) of Andy Carroll by winning 4 to 1. Jorge Sampaoli's men , surprised at the end of the first quarter of an hour by Soufiane Bahassa, author of a superb volley from 18 m directly under the crossbar, took eleven minutes to react thanks to a header from his captain of the day Adrien Truffert, served by a tight center from Lorenz Assignon.

The debates, balanced during a long half despite the three divisions of difference, ended up smiling on the residents of L1 and their Welshman Jordan James, who adjusted the local goalkeeper Lassana Diabaté with a 20 m strike (59th ). Despite the support of nearly 20,000 spectators, the Girondins of Bruno Irlès gave up physically after the hour mark, conceding two new goals from Assignon (75th) and Arnaud Kalimuendo (79th). In the rest of the matches, Guingamp, , QRM and logically validated their ticket for the 16th.

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