FC Villefranche eliminated on penalties in Grenoble

Absent from the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France since 2019, and without the slightest achievement in the event since 1985, FC Villefranche Beaujolais will still have to wait. Although he looked Grenoble eye to eye for 90 minutes, with an hour of numerical superiority in his favor, he ultimately lost the lead on penalties.

Grenoble's Paquiez sees red from the 28th

With the return of its captain Couturier and defender Baseya in the 4-5-1 maintained after Châteauroux by Laurent Combarel, the FCVB competed for 90 minutes with the 8^e of L2 in the game. He was partly helped by the exclusion from the 28^e of the Isèrois captain Paquiez, guilty of having thrown a touch of frustration in the face of Diakité. Shortly after, at the conclusion of a beautiful movement, Fortuné, served by Doucouré, found the top of Allain's bar (32^e). Grenoble responded with a counter concluded by Touray, whose cross shot at the entrance to the area hit the post of Péan (40^e).

Despite the Calados possession, the GF38 took the advantage on the hour mark, on a cross from Mendy headed by the top scorer of L2, Meïssa Ba (59^e). But the FCVB did not back down and was rewarded with a powerful recovery on the Diakité bar, after a cross from Doucouré returned to the penalty point (70^e). The situation was therefore decided during the fateful, very long session, where Doucouré was defeated twice by Allain. Next National meeting in Sochaux, Friday.

THE SHEET

French Cup (7^e tour)
At the Stade des Alpes, Grenoble Foot 38 (L2) – FC Villefranche Beaujolais : 1-1 (10 TAB 9)
Arbitrator : Azzedine Souifi
Conditions : Around 1500 spectators, cool weather, good pitch
Buts : Meïssa Ba (59^e) for Grenoble, Diakité (70^e) for the FCVB
Warnings: Doucouré (50^e) and Couturier (75^e) for Villefranche
Expulsion : Paquiez (28^e) for Grenoble
Grenoble : Allain –Paquiez (cape), Mouyokolo, Diarra, Delos – Touray (Bangré 82^e), Rigo, Benet – Querouedan (Mendy 41^e), Meïssa Ba, Jabbari (Joseph 82^e). Coach: Oswald Tanchot
FCVB: Pean – Negouai, Baseya, Monzango, Bastian – Doucoure, Sergio Domingos (65).^e), Seamstress (cap), Joly, Diakité – Lucky (Help Amougou 83^e). Coach: Laurent Combarel