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Goal from Hojbjerg! Offset full axis more than 20 meters, Hojbjerg rolls in a beautiful shot from the right which leaves Mazuy without reaction. The ball lodged under the bar to give OM a three-goal lead.
Entrance of S. Touray
Exit of R. Slimani
Entrance of R. Vaz
Release of N. Maupay
Entrance of F. Medina
Release of A. Gomes
Goal from Greenwood! On a high recovery, Weah plays a touch for Hojbjerg. O’Riley continues without control, playing in the race of Greenwood who finishes with a flat left foot, in a quickly carried out action.
Opportunity for Bourg-en-Bresse with Cissé who crosses his shot a little too far into the area in an excellent position on a serve from Boumaaoui.
Good exit from Mazuy to prevent O’Riley from recovering a long pass from Pavard.
Off-center at the entrance to the area, Weah unleashes a powerful shot which narrowly misses the target.
Crushed long shot from Angel Gomes that Mazuy manages to catch.
From a Greenwood corner, Balerdi wins in the air without controlling his head.
OM kicks off the second half.
Both teams return to the pitch for the start of the second half.
End of this first half with this score advantage in favor of OM who dominate, but still conceded a few situations.
One minute of added time in this first half.
On the following corner, Maupay saw his header finish above the frame.
On a full-axis free kick from around 25 meters, Emerson sees his shot deflected by the wall.
On a cross from the right, Boumaaoui saw his one-touch recovery go just over.
Despite a few alerts in their defense, OM largely dominated this first half hour but only led by one goal.
Opportunity for Bourg-en-Bresse: following a bad pass from Balerdi, Boumaaoui ideally finds Cissé who misses the target by opting for a powerful shot.
Cissé progresses into the area where Balerdi wins his shoulder duel.
Offset with one touch by Grennwood, Paixao misses his ball control in the area and ends up losing the ball in the area.
Well shifted by Angles Gomes at the entrance to the area, Greenwood continues with a powerful shot from the left pushed back as best he can by Mazuy.
Good outing from Mazuy to prevent Paixao from regaining the ball on a long pass from O’Riley.
Situation for OM with Paixao who erases two opponents on the left, before seeing his curled shot released by Mazuy.
On a new corner taken by Angel Gomes, Pavard sees his header go wide.
Paixao makes the difference on the left and center behind for Angel Gomes who controls before following up with a shot deflected for a corner.
Situation for Bourg-en-Bresse: well found in the area, Cissé has time to control before sending his shot over.
Goal from Balerdi! On a corner taken by Angel Gomes, Balerdi rises higher than everyone and scores with a powerful header to give OM the advantage early in this match.
Unsurprisingly, OM monopolizes the ball and seeks to bypass the opposing defense.
Paixao looks for Angel Gomes in depth, good intervention from Lacour to ward off the danger.
It left between Bourg-en-Bresse and Marseille.
The two teams enter the field.
OM are deprived of Aguerd, Aubameyang (CAN) and Gouiri, still injured. Medina returns to the group after long weeks of absence.
Roberto De Zerbi barely rotated his squad for this meeting. Among the surprises, we notably find the tenure of Neal Maupay, his first this season.
For its third place in L1, five lengths behind Lens (1st) and four behind PSG (2nd), OM have not won the Coupe de France since 1989. Last season, Roberto De Zerbi’s team was eliminated in the round of 16 by Lille.
A third division club, currently 15th out of 17 in the National, Bourg-Péronnas had to play two rounds to reach the 32nd finals of this Coupe de France: against Atlas Paillade (0-2) then Lorsgey (2-3), two District clubs.
Welcome to our site to follow live the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France and the meeting between Bourg-Péronnas and OM at the Stade Marcel-Verchère (Bourg-en-Bresse). Kick-off is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. this Sunday.