The first matches of the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France were played this Friday evening. With already a first feat, that of Espaly (N3) who defeated the DFCO (National) after the penalties.
The hero of the evening is Jordan Etienne, the Espaly goalkeeper, who took his team to the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. The resident of N3, who has long played in numerical superiority, nevertheless conceded the opening of the score by Lembezat. But it only took a few minutes to equalize thanks to Gjeci before making the difference during the penalty shootout with a final goal from Ichane (1-1, 4 tab to 3).
SA Mérignac (R1) will have pushed Stade Lavallois to penalties (0-0) also, on a pitch at the limit of the passable. As in the two previous rounds, the Tango prevailed in the exercise. The feat was not far away for the locals who left the competition with their heads held high.
FC Rouen (National) only lost by the smallest of margins against LOSC, defeater of Real Madrid in the Champions League (0-1). All Brouard's protégés needed was a little more efficiency to hope for better and embark on a new epic.
GOAL FC (N2) has long cast doubt on Annecy (L2), with an equalizer from Bennekrouf returning from the locker room after opening the score in the first period. But the professionals made the difference in added time (1-2) with an own goal from the unfortunate Tanard
For its part, Haguenau (N2) defied the predictions by easily winning against USBCO (4-1), the 2nd in the National, with Dawson on fire with two goals scored, two assists delivered and a forced exclusion . Bastia did not go into detail in logically separating the Martinicans from RC Saint-Joseph while Troyes dismissed Metz (3-0) in a duel between residents of Ligue 2.
You can find all the results, scorers and team compositions on our LIVE OF THE EVENING
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