Sensation at the Velodrome! At home, the Olympians were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France by Annecy10th in Ligue 2, after the penalty shootout (7-6, 2-2 at the end of regulation time).
LOON, who is chasing an eleventh trophy in the event since his last success in 1989spoiled his great victory against Paris Saint Germain (2-1) in the previous round.
The disappointment is immense for an almost full stadium, which has already seen its people lose the Classico de Ligue 1, Sunday February 26, against the same PSG (3-0). But Leonardo Balerdi missed his shot after an intense penalty shootout. This defeat will certainly leave its mark.
The achievement is immense on the side of the Haute-Savoie club which reached the last four of the Coupe de France for the first time in its history. “We believed in it, but it’s a bit like the history of the Coupe de France when there is such a difference in level at the start. We are promoted, we had to believe in it by making the match as intelligent as possible and by seeing how the boys were going to handle the atmosphere,” reacted the trainer, Laurent Guyot. And to continue:It’s strong, what love! We do this job for that. It’s amazing to be in atmospheres like that.”
OM opened the scoring through Jordan Veretout (29th), then conceded two goals from Moise Sahi Dion (53rd) and Kevin Mouanga (59th), before the very young François Regis Mughe, 18, equalized at the end added time (90+6). Annecy joins Lyon, Nantes and Toulouse in the semi-finals.
The FCN can still keep the Coupe de France, as in 2000 after its victory in 1999.
