The French Cup delivered its verdict this Tuesday with two quarter -finals full of suspense. The Reims stadium and AS Cannes won their ticket for the last square, but not without scare.
Reims qualified at the end of the suspense
Faced with Angers, Reims believed to validate his ticket in regulation time thanks to a goal from Keito Nakamura on a specific center of Hiroki Sekine, allowing the Rémois to take the advantage in the last quarter of an hour. But while Stade Auguste-Delaune was about to celebrate a historic qualification, Bamba Dieng, the former OM striker, arose in the 95th minute to tear the equalization from a superb acrobatic gesture.
Forced to go through the shots on goal, the Rémois knew how to keep their cool. Ibrahima Niane, already guilty of a huge failure in the 88th minute, was the only Angevin to miss his attempt. For his part, Reims has achieved a flawlessness (5-3), thus winning his first semi-final of the Coupe de France since 1988.
AS Cannes in half of the French Cup, 33 years later.
Cannes, the feat of a National 2 club
The other performance of the evening is signed as Cannes. A resident of National 2, the Riviera club dominated Guingamp (3-1), yet a double winner of the competition. The Cannois struck hard from the first half hour, taking advantage thanks to Goncalves and Abbas. Guingamp reduced the gap when returning from the locker room, but Cannes definitively sealed his qualification in the 69ᵉ minute with a third goal signed Domingues. The Croisette club, which has seen legends like Zidane, Vieira or Micoud, has a historic semi-final, the first since 1992.
Continuation of quarter -finals this Wednesday
The Coupe de France has not yet delivered all its verdicts. This Wednesday, Brest receives Dunkirk, while the Petit Poucet, the Stade Briochin, will try to create the feat against PSG. A last square that promises to be exciting!
