FC Rouen takes out Monaco on penalties! – Coupe de France – 8th – Rouen-Monaco (1-1, 6-5 TAB)

FC Rouen 1-1 (6-5 TAB) AS Monaco

Goals: Pool (45^e+5) for the FCR // Balogun (35^e SP) for the Monegasques

Normans and conquerors!

Already defeated by Toulouse in the previous round, FC Rouen (N1) added a new Ligue 1 club to its roster, in this case Monaco, in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France (1-1, 6-5 TAB ). Folarin Balogun nevertheless put ASM on the path to qualification by scoring from the penalty spot, after being cut down by the goalkeeper (0-1, 35^e). A liberation for the American, who had not scored since November 24 in the Rock jersey. The FCR, which had previously hit the post by Damien Loppy (23^e), nevertheless did not let himself be defeated, in the wake of the excellent Hicham Benkaïd. The Normans were rewarded with a free kick, Valentin Sanson slipping the ball into the path of his captain Clément Bassin for the equalizer (1-1, 45^e+5).

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Rouen kept ASM under pressure, and it took a save from Guillermo Maripan on his line to prevent Lamine Sy from setting Diochon on fire (56^e). The two teams had to decide on penalties, where Radosław Majecki made the first decisive save against Mustapha Benzia. Léonard Aggoune, however, kept Rouen alive by blocking Balogun’s shot, who had the match point at the end of his foot. The Norman goalkeeper then put Maghnes Akliouche in check to send his team to the quarter-finals against Valenciennes.

Leonardo veni, vedi, vici.

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