Nice passes without forcing
One of the two duels between Ligue 1 residents came to an end. Like Rennes the day before, OGC Nice validated its ticket for the quarters in the first period, sweeping Montpellier at La Mosson (1-4). The Aiglons scored three goals in 10 minutes after the half hour of play: Youssouf Ndayishimiye found the net with a heavy strike (0-1, 30th), then Tom Louchet and Mohamed-Ali Cho (37th, 39th) opened their counter with Nice. In the second half, Alexis Claude-Maurice converted a penalty that he himself obtained (0-4, 62nd). Montpellier saved the honor through Modibo Sagnan (1-4, 75th).
Strasbourg with forceps
Tightly stuck in the rankings, Le Havre and Strasbourg once again crossed swords at Meinau. The Alsatians struck first thanks to Dilane Bakwa, lucky on his off-center shot (1-0, 21st), but André Ayew equalized the scores by heading a cross from Samuel Grandsir (1-1, 30th) . A short-lived joy: served behind the defenders by Bakwa, Emanuel Emegha deceived Mathieu Gorgelin with a cross shot (2-1, 36th). The Norman goalkeeper kept his team in the match for a long time, but he lost a third time in added time to Marvin Senaya (3-1, 90th). Six years later, Strasbourg returns to the quarters of the Coupe de France.
Andre Ayew (Le Havre)
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Le Puy in paradise, Saint-Priest nailed
The little thumb of the Cup is no longer Saint-Priest, resident of N3 beaten by Valenciennes (1-2), but Le Puy Foot 43 (N2). While they had the match well in hand after Jules Meyer’s opening score in the 25th minute, the Auvergnats conceded the equalizer five minutes from time against Laval, Malik Tchokounté victoriously taking a free kick (1-1 , 85th). Jostled throughout the match, the Tango tried to force the decision in the final seconds, but they ended up giving in, Thibaut Vargas jostling Nicolas Pays in his area. Meyer did not need to be asked to transform the sentence (2-1, 90th + 5) and send Le Puy Foot 43 to paradise, which reached the quarter-finals for the first time in its history.
The Valenciennes, for their part, trembled until the 80th minute, the moment chosen by Siriné Doucouré to definitively give the advantage to the Ligue 2 club. Marwane Benhmida (40th) responded from the penalty spot to Andrew Jung’s opener (31st), but the stubbornness of AS Saint-Priest was not enough.