By equalizing for OM at the very last second of regulation time, the Brazilian Luis Henrique believed he was the hero of a tremendous reversal of the situation.
But on penalties, his shot was saved by Vito Mannone, Lucas Chevalier’s replacement. And it was the Italian goalkeeper who was the man in this excellent match, since he once again deflected Jonathan Rowe’s shot to give victory to Lille, all of whose shooters hit the mark.
The wait continues
As two years ago against Annecy, Marseille therefore fell at home and on penalties, at the end of a session where Geronimo Rulli, who stopped three penalties out of three since the start of the season and which Roberto De Zerbi left on the bench, was inevitably missed.
The trauma should be less severe than in 2023, especially since OM had a fairly good match, but Marseille’s last success in the event dates back to 1989 and the wait will be prolonged.
Exactly a month ago, in the championship, the first duel between the two teams had already been formidable, tense and uncertain until the end with a late equalizer for the Mastiffs (1-1).
In the other clash between L1 clubs, Reims eliminated Monaco (1-1, 3 tab to 1). For his first match with ASM, Danish recruit Mika Biereth missed his shot on goal, just like two of his teammates.
Le Mans also took out Valenciennes on penalties (1-1, tab) for a duel between National clubs, like Guingamp against Sochaux (2-2, 9 tab to 8) at the end of a long series. Nice (L1) won at Bastia (L2) 1-0 thanks to a goal from Mohamed Ali Cho.
Among the five National 3 clubs still in the race, Dives-Cabourg extended the adventure by beating Puy (1-0). The match between Haguenau (N2) and Dunkirk (L2) has been postponed because the pitch is frozen and will be rescheduled for next week.
