Mixed fortunes for amateur clubs this Wednesday evening in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. AS Saint-Priest (N3) said goodbye to the competition, losing by the smallest of margins against Valenciennes (1-2). A very infuriating defeat against the bottom of the second division. As the Lyonnais headed into the penalty shootout, a communication error between goalkeeper Dia and his defender Oun gave the visitors the second goal. The San-Priots will therefore not be the fifth residents of the 6th division to reach the quarter-finals, after Schiltigheim (2003), Carquefou (2008), Chambéry (2011) and Granville (2016).
It is Le Puy Foot 43 (N2) which recovers the status. The Haute-Loire club managed to create a surprise against Laval, 4th in Ligue 2 (2-1). Breathtaking scenario but a rather deserved victory. The Auvergnats believed they would maintain their goal lead until the end. Finally joined in the 85th minute, through Tchokounté, the release came from a penalty in the final seconds. Meyer, again, did not miss his face-to-face (90 + 5th). This is another major performance for those who took out Dunkirk (L2) in the previous round. They now hope to find a top Ligue 1 player.
Eaglets without pity
The Niçois easily disposed of their Montpellier neighbors (1-4), definitely in great difficulty this winter. Mohamed-Ali Cho is the man of the meeting. First a decisive passer, he then scored his first goal under his new colors with a left-footed cross strike. Ndayishimiye, Louchet and Claude-Maurice are the other scorers on the Riviera.
In Alsace, the game was more closely contested. But the Racing Club de Strasbourg managed to materialize its domination to eliminate Le Havre (3-1). André Ayew, aligned at the forefront, remained silent while his teammate Kouzyaïev was sent off at the end of the match, reducing Normandy’s chances of an equalizer. Young defender Marvin Senaya killed the suspense in stoppage time. Racing is in the quarterfinals for the first time since 2018.
A little earlier in the day, Lyon won with character against Losc (2-1). Rennes scored him a card on Tuesday evening on the Bonal pitch against Sochaux (1-6). Thursday evening, the last match of these 8th will pit FC Rouen 1899 (N1) against AS Monaco FC (kick-off 8:45 p.m., BeIN Sports).
