Régis momentarily saved the furniture for Marseille on 96′, forcing a penalty shootout in which the decisions of Nuno Tavares and Balerdi condemned them
It was useless for Igor Tudor’s team to eliminate PSG from the French Cup in the previous round
In the penalty shootout and after sixteen shots, Annecy, a mid-table team from Ligue 2, eliminated Marseille from the French Cup at the Velodrome stadiumsecond ranked in Ligue 1 and ten times champion of the competition (2-2).
Igor Tudor’s set could not avoid failure. The team from Marseille avoided elimination before penalties with a goal in the 96th minute from the Cameroonian Francoise Mughe who supported the locals. However, from eleven meters the visitors found their prize and they reached the semifinals of the tournament along with Lyon, Nantes and Toulouse.
Marseille anticipated a quiet night when half an hour later took the lead with Jordan Veretout’s goal, but in six minutes of the second part the situation changed. the malian Moise Sahi Dion and Kevin Mouanga came from behind for Annecy and they put Marseille on the ropes, which was saved with Mughe’s goal that led to penalties.
The set of Laurent Guyot was more successful from eleven meters and managed to qualify to the frustration of Marseille.
Rest of the day
Previously, two penalty goals from Algerian Andy Delort brought Lens back and they gave the triumph and the classification for the semifinals of the French Cup to the defending champion, he nanteswhich advanced the same as the Toulousewith a win against Rodez, from the Second division.
Nantes and Toulouse join Lyon, who achieved their goal on Tuesday. The semifinal poster is completed with Annecy, the only one that survives from Ligue 2.
Quarterfinal results:
LYONS 2 – Grenoble (2) 1
NANTES 2 – Lens 1
TOULOUSE 6 – Rodez 1 (2)
Marseille 2 – ANNECY 2 (6-7 on penalties)