Wasquehal had however opened the scoring in the 83rd minute by Ahmed Bouzar, but Cassel managed to equalize thanks to a goal from the head of his captain, Alexis Zmikaj, at the last minute (90th).
A nice revenge
This qualification is a nice revenge for the Flanders club, which had initially been qualified on green carpet for the round of 16 after the disqualifications of Reims Saint-Anne and Wasquehal following violence that occurred during their opposition in the round. competition precedent.
But the CNOSF, seized by the two disqualified clubs, had proposed to the French Football Federation to replay the match, which was accepted, the Northerners qualifying on penalties on Wednesday (0-0, 4-2 on tabs). ).
It is therefore on the ground that the US Pays de Cassel went to seek the right to challenge PSG, which it will host on Monday January 23 (8:45 p.m.) at the end of the round of 16, probably at the Bollaert-Delelis Stadium, the lair of RC Lens, where the Parisian club conceded its first defeat of the season on January 1 (3-1).
The Flanders team will share the honorary title of Tom Thumb of the Cup with FC Olympique Strasbourg Koenigshoffen, which also plays in R1. Faller of Clermont in the previous round, he will receive Angers at La Meinau on Saturday January 21 (8:45 p.m.).
The Marseille-Rennes clash will be the main poster for the round of 16. Two other matches will oppose teams from the elite: Brest will host Lens, runner-up to PSG in the league, and Toulouse will face AC Ajaccio.
The round of 16 matches are scheduled for January 21, 22 and 23.
The matches of the round of 16 of the Coupe de France:
Stade Plabennécois (N3) – Grenoble (L2)
Chamalières (N2) – Paris FC (L2)
Niort (L2) – Auxerre (L1)
Lille (L1) – Pau (L2)
Chambery SF (N3) – Lyon (L1)
Olympique Strasbourg (R1) – Angers (L1)
Thaon (N3) – Nantes (L1)
SC Bastia (L2) – Lorient (L1)
Le Puy (N2) – Vierzon Foot (N2)
Pays de Cassel US (R1) – PSG (L1)
Brest (L1) – Lens (L1)
Herbaria (N2) – Reims (L1)
Belfort (N2) – Annecy (L2)
Marseille (L1) – Rennes (L1)
Toulouse (L1) – AC Ajaccio (L1)
