Annecy created a huge surprise by going to eliminate Marseille on Wednesday March 1 at the Vélodrome stadium (2-2, 7 pens to 6) to join Toulouse, Nantes and Lyon in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France, before the draw on Thursday on France 3.
OM, who are chasing an eleventh trophy in the event since their last success in 1989, spoiled their fine victory against Paris Saint-Germain (2-1) in the previous round. The disappointment is immense for an almost full Stade Vélodrome, which has already seen its people lose the Ligue 1 Classic on Sunday against the same PSG (3-0). But Leonardo Balerdi missed his shot after an intense penalty shootout.
The feat is immense for the Haut-Savoie club, which reached the last four of the Coupe de France for the first time in its history.
Marseille thought they had paved the way by eliminating PSG
Jordan Veretout (29th) had however opened the scoring for Marseille, but Moïse Sahi (53rd) and Kevin Mouanga (59th) pierced the Olympian defense. Five minutes from the end, Annecy goalkeeper Thomas Callens, a penalty specialist, stopped that of Alexis Sanchez.
At the last second, OM thought they were taking their destiny into their own hands, when the subtle lob of a « minot », François Régis Mughe, 18, allowed him to equalise. Marseille falls from very, very high, when it thought it had opened the way to a first Cup final since 2016 by eliminating PSG in the previous round.
In the other matches, defending champion Nantes overcame third in Ligue 1, Lens (2-1), thanks to Andy Delort’s first two goals in yellow and green, both from penalties. The Sang et Or had however opened the scoring by their captain Seko Fofana (28th), but the former Nice equalized three minutes later. The FCN can still keep the Coupe de France, as in 2000 after its victory in 1999.
