Versailles, a National 2 club (fourth division), extended its epic in the Coupe de France, Saturday January 29, by winning 1-0 in Toulouse, current leader of Ligue 2, and climbed into the quarters just like Marseille (L1) which eliminated Montpellier (L1), Bastia (L2), who defeated Reims (L1), and Amiens (L2), winner of Nancy (L2).
Last team in the amateur world still in contention with Bergerac, another resident of N2 who faces Saint-Etienne on Sunday, the Versaillese brought down Toulouse reduced to ten from the 22and minute. During this reverse match, played at the Stadium – the Versailles enclosure not being up to standard – the Yvelines club won its place in the quarter thanks to a late goal from Kapit Djoco (79and).
The Cameroonian midfielder of TFC Steve Mvoué had left his teammates at the start of the match after a tackle from behind on Diego Michel (22and). In numerical superiority, the Versailles, at the head of their group of N2, waited a long time before finding the fault, applying especially not to take a goal. But Djoco offered a historic qualification to his people after a great collective action. “We proved that anything was possible (…). As the meetings progress, we get caught up in the game », savored the coach of Versailles, Youssef Chibhi.
Marseille on penalties
Olympique de Marseille may have largely dominated the debates against Montpellier, it was on penalties that the decision was finally made at the Vélodrome on Saturday evening. And OM finally got away with it thanks to a clear round in this still random exercise concluded by Dimitri Payet, while Montpellier’s Mihailo Ristic saw his shot stopped by goalkeeper Pau Lopez, who eventually took over from Steve. Mandanda who had however been aligned during the two previous rounds.
Arkadiusz Milik (74and) had opened the scoring for the Olympians before the incoming Béni Makouana put the two teams in a tie (80and) to give Montpellier a chance to turn the tables. In vain.
Bastia overthrows Reims (1-1, 5 tab 3)
At the start of the evening, the Bastiais brought down the Rémois on penalties at the Auguste Delaune stadium (1-1, 5 penalties to 3). The Corsicans, who flirt with the red zone in Ligue 2 (16th), were first led by the Champenois, also dying in Ligue 1 (14th). Already author of eight goals in the league, Rémois Hugo Ekitike opened his counter in the Cup by taking over a center from Mitchell van Bergen (38th) without control.
But the Bastiais pushed and came back to score thanks to a superb strike under the crossbar from Sébastien Salles-Lamonge (71st). The Corsicans and their goalkeeper Johny Placide, formerly of the Reims house, won a penalty shootout, where only Reims Andreaw Gravillon missed his attempt.
Amiens eliminates Nancy (2-0)
In another round of 16 disputed in the afternoon, Amiens went to win Nancy 2-0. During this opposition between Ligue 2 clubs, the Picards quickly took the advantage through former Nancy Arnaud Lusamba, at the conclusion of an action he had himself initiated (16th). Facing his training club, currently last in Ligue 2, the Amiens midfielder showed himself to his advantage, offering a decisive pass to Tolu Arokodare for the 2-0 (39th).
Now in the quarters, the ASC brought back the memory of the course of 2001, where the club, then in National, had climbed to the final against Strasbourg, winner on penalties.