This Wednesday evening, PSG faced FC Espaly (N3) in Clermont in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. The Parisians were very scared but qualified.
The PSG was keen to continue his adventure in French Cup this Wednesday. Opposed to
FC Espaly (National 3), the Parisian club had to display unfailing seriousness to avoid major disappointment. And for this meeting, Luis Enrique
had decided to continue his turnover with the tenure ofAxel Tape, Yoram Zague et
Sleepy Mayul. For his part, Presnel Kimpembe remained on the bench without coming into play.
The match summary
The PSG started this meeting very badly by conceding the opener. Surprised by a cross blocked by
Lucas Hernandez, Arnau Tenas is deceived by the head of Kevis Gjeciwho brought the stadium Marcel-Michelin in fusion (1-0, 3rd). Having started their match very badly, the Parisians gradually regained control of the match but came up against the goalkeeper
Jordan Etienne who rebuffed attempts to
Désiré Doué (17e) and Sleepy Mayul
(30th). For his part, the captain of the evening, Fabian
Ruizsaw his goal disallowed for an offside
Yoram Zague on its center. The Titi nevertheless seemed to be in a legitimate position but the VAR is not yet present at this stage of the competition. Without being great, the players of
Luis Enrique logically equalized before the break thanks to a precise strike from Warren Zaire-Emery at the entrance to the area after a poorly returned cross by the defenseEspaly (1-1, 37th). The two teams returned to the locker room with this parity score.
In the second half, despite the entries from the break
Lee Kang-In, Nuno Mendes et
Vitinhathe PSG was slow to create clear chances despite clearly dominating possession of the ball. Then, Désiré Doué missed a big opportunity against Jordan Etienne (59th). But it was only a postponement for the former Rennais who gave the Parisians the advantage for the first time by taking advantage of a good service from Bradley Barcola at the far post (1-2, 67th). But, the Rouge & Bleu decided to play at scaring each other and a few minutes later, Maxence Fournel took advantage of an errorAxel
Tape to deceive in two steps Arnau Tenas (2-2, 71st). And as we headed towards the penalty shootout, Bradley Barcola appeared at the far post on a cross from Nuno Mendes to relieve an entire team (2-3, 88th). In added time,
Gonçalo Ramos converted a penalty to give his team a larger score (2-4, 90’+2). In pain, the PSG overcame a valiant team ofEspaly and qualifies for the round of 16 of the French Cupthe draw for which will take place this Thursday evening (8 p.m.).
File you match
- 0′ The kick-off is given by PSG. Good match to all!!!
- 2′ First daring pass from Tape for Zague. The center of the left side does not find a taker.
- 3′ Espaly opens the score (1-0)!!! Gjeci heads past Tenas, who was surprised by the cross blocked by L.Hernandez. It’s off to a very bad start for PSG!!!
- 10′ The Parisians circulate the ball but cannot find space against the opposing low block.
- 17′ Here is PSG’s first opportunity. Zaire-Emery finds Doué close to the surface but the former Rennais stumbles on Etienne. Ramos then falls in the area but no foul on the Portuguese. Remember that there is no VAR yet at this stage of the competition.
- 19′ Ruiz thought to equalize but Zague was flagged in an offside position before his cross. The Titi, however, seemed to be in a legal position.
- 29′ PSG finally begins to accelerate its game by attempting short combinations but without success for the moment.
- 28′ Found on a corner from Doué, J.Neves does not target his header at the near post.
- 30′ New save from the Espaly goalkeeper. After a cross poorly returned by the defense in the axis, Mayulu tries a point but Etienne pushes back.
- 37′ EQUALIZATION FOR PSG (1-1). On a poorly returned cross, Zaire-Emery recovers the ball and delivers a precise shot from the edge of the area to deceive Etienne, helpless this time.
- 45′ One minute of injury time.
- 45’+1 It’s the break at the Marcel-Michelin stadium. After conceding the early opener, PSG took control of the match and equalized before the break thanks to Zaire-Emery (1-1).
- 46′ The second half begins with three changes on the PSG side. Lee, Vitinha and Nuno Mendes take the place of Mayulu, F.Ruiz and Zague.
- 56′ Still no clear opportunity for PSG since returning from the locker room.
- 59′ What an opportunity missed by Doué!!! After a high recovery, Lee serves Doué perfectly, who does not fit against Etienne.
- 63′ Lee’s long shot is caught by Etienne.
- 67′ GOAL FOR PSG (1-2). On a serve from Barcola, Doué pushes the ball deep to the far post. The Parisians finally take the advantage in this meeting.
- 71′ Equalizer for Espaly (2-2). At fault, Tape is unable to free himself and Fournel deceives Tenas in two stages. Besides the Titi, there are a number of errors by Parisians on this action…
- 72′ Change for PSG. Tape gives way to Pacho.
- 76′ On an excellent dive ball from Vitinha, Barcola misses his control against Etienne.
- 80′ There are 10 minutes left in regulation time. We remind you that in the event of a tie we will go directly to penalties.
- 87′ Big scare in the Parisian area. Zaire-Emery heads the danger away.
- 88′ BUTTTTTTTTT FOR PSG DE BARCOLA (2-3). On a cross from Nuno Mendes, Barcola appears at the far post to deceive Etienne.
- 90′ Five minutes of injury time.
- 90’+1 Penalty for PSG after a handball from Espaly.
- 90’+2 GOAL FOR PSG. Ramos transforms the penalty by wrong-footing Etienne.
- 90’+4 The post for Doué!!!
- 90’+5 It’s over at Marcel-Michelin. In great pain, PSG managed to qualify at the end of the match against a surprising Espaly team. The Parisians advance to the round of 16.
Match sheet FC Espaly / Paris Saint-Germain
Round of 32 French Cup – Stadium: Marcel-Michelin (Clermont) – Time: 9 p.m. – Broadcaster: beIN SPORTS 1 – Main referee: Marc Bollengier – Assistant referees: Thomas
Luczynski et Yannick
Boutry – Fourth referee: Ahmed Taleb – Buts : Gjeci (3rd), Zaire-Emery (37th), Doué (67th), Fournel (71st), Barcola (88th) –
Carton : Long (90’+4)
- The XI ofEspaly : Etienne – Allaigre, Uzun, Curt, Ichane (c), Mezaber – Portal (Fila, 66e), Mouad – Russo (Bendriss, 77e) – Fournel (Beaumont, 73e), Gjeci (Elhammiri, 73e).
- Remplaçants: Bendriss (77e), Elhammiri (73e), Beaumont (73e), Teil, Pages, Grand, Di Piazza, Fila (66e), Raboisson.
- The XI of PSG : Tenas – Zaïre-Emery, Tape (Pacho, 72e), L.Hernandez, Zague (Nuno Mendes, 46e) – F.Ruiz (c) (Vitinha, 46e) J.Neves, Mayulu (Lee, 46e) – Doué, G. Ramos, Barcola
- Remplaçants: Safonov, Mouquet, Kimpembe, Asensio, Pacho (72e), Vitinha (46e), Nuno Mendes (46e), Lee (46e)
