Emmanuel LANGELLIER, Media365, published on Sunday December 22, 2024 at 9:31 a.m.
Olympique Lyonnais did not fall into the trap of the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France against a N2 team. But Pierre Sage did not like the performance produced by his players.
The surprises were legion during the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France played on Friday and Saturday. As is the case every year, the “little ones” got the better of those “bigger” than them, maintaining the “magic” of the oldest competition. If Le Havre, Montpellier, Grenoble, Amiens or Martigues fell as soon as they entered the competition, Olympique Lyonnais did not fall into the trap. In Valenciennes, at the Stade du Hainaut, OL defeated a N2 team, Feignies-Aulnoye (2-1), by the narrowest of margins.
Sage: “We were not worthy”
Scorer on a nice free kick, Saïd Benrahma broke the deadlock before the break (44th) then George Mikautadze hit the nail on the head at the end of the match (88th). Established in the Rhone goal, Rémy Descamps deplored an opposing goal in added time (goal from Kevin Koubemba, 90th +4). Things also happened at the edge of the field since Pierre Sage found himself with his four irons in the air following a slip while entering the field in the first period to remove a ball that was lying on the field. Despite this moment which made the Lyon sidelines and the public laugh, the OL coach was not satisfied with the production of his men in the North.
“We had difficulty developing our game and building intensity. We find our salvation on a counter at the end, which is quite surprising… I congratulate our opponents, who were valiant, but we were not worthy, regretted Pierre Sage whose players could have find themselves in great difficulty if their opponents had equalized, which did not go very far. We fell short of what we should have done. We can't be satisfied with that, I'm disappointed for us but also for the people who came to the stadium to see a professional team. » Now for a few days of rest, OL will resume by hosting Montpellier in Ligue 1 on January 4, 2025.
