Pau (AFP)

A goal by Gueye scored in the 118th minute allowed Pau to create the first sensation of the 16th finals of the Coupe de France against a Bordeaux in doubt and finally humiliated 3-2 (ap) Thursday at the Hameau stadium.

As we quietly headed for the penalty shootout, that the residents of National had not obtained opportunity for a good hour, a failed back pass from Aït Bennasser put Gueye in orbit for crucify Poussin and offer a qualification that Béarn has been waiting for forever.

We had to go back to 1998 to find a trace of Palois still in contention in the 8th final. At the time, it was Rai's Paris SG that ended their adventure (1-0 ap).

For their reunion with an L1 club, the Béarnais this time played eye to eye with Girondins in cruel lack of confidence for a month and a half and voluntarily revamped, with for example Poundjé holder for the first time of the season with the captaincy as a bonus.

Too surely so much the men of Paulo Sousa found it difficult to put their game and to be superior to their hosts, who play the leading roles in National and have individualities and arguments to raise doubts many teams.

The condition of the field, peeled and complicated, also leveled the values, which benefited the players of Bruno Irles, dominated in possession but well organized, disciplined and above all very realistic like the opening of the score signed Named with a powerful strike at the entrance to the surface following a bad return in the axis of visitors (23).

The Bordelais had the respondent and knew how to equalize by Maja of a resumption countered lobbing the local goalkeeper Bertrand very vigilant until then (41), without managing to restrain their host. Quite the contrary.

Two minutes later, on a quick counter led by Jarju, a one-two with Sabaly threw the Bordeaux defense in disarray, and the first calmly concluded the work (2-1).

As you might expect, the Girondins pushed for recovery. After a first header from Benito well stopped (47), a center of Cafu found the post (51) then Hwang the transverse (61) and it is finally the incoming De Préville who found the fault on a free kick direct (81).

Less frisky and more in difficulty in conservation, the Palois resisted the pressure of Bordelais not far from winning the timpani on a strike from Aït Bennasser out of his frame by Bertrand just before the extension closed until the delivery of Gueye.

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