Paris (AFP)

The Reunion Islanders of Saint-Pierroise (R1), the Poucet of the Coupe de France, have come close to the feat at Epinal (N2) but they will not see the 8th finals, unlike Nice which has been defeated of the Red Star not without fright.

In the duel between National 3 teams, the equivalent of the 5th division, it was the Rhone club of Limonest which won in the Ardennes against Prix les Mézières (1-0) on a goal by Evan Rouvière in the second half.

In full dream since their victory against Niort (L2) in the next round, the Jeunesse Sportive Saint-Pierroise experienced a nightmarish start in the Vosges, with the expulsion of their striker and captain Jean-Michel Fontaine after only a quarter of an hour .

The arbitrator's decision was not really challenged by the Reunionese since the uncontrolled gesture of the N.9 led to the victim being taken out on a stretcher.

The team playing in Regional 1, that is to say the French sixth division, however knew how to make the round back during all the regulatory time. But the "Storks" finally lost ground in overtime on a goal from Adel Berkane (117th).

The first Reunion club to reach this stage of the competition, the JSSP will not be the first Overseas team to advance to the knockout stages of the Coupe de France. At least this year.

- Nantes-Lyon in the evening -

In the soft stomach of Ligue 1, Nice has for its part respected its rank against the Red Star, current second in National.

At home, the Aiglons believed they were quickly sheltering with successive achievements from Danilo (26th) then Ignacius Ganago (28th). But the team in the northern suburbs of Paris spared no effort to react.

Nice goalkeeper Walter Benitez has long resisted adversary assaults, before losing in extra time on a penalty from Yanis Hamache (90th + 2), loaned to the Red Star by Nice this season.

Unbeaten since early December, Patrick Vieira's men can now look serenely towards their next Ligue 1 deadlines, namely the reception of Rennes and then Lyon.

OL, precisely, moves in the evening (8:55 p.m.) to Nantes and Lyon. Before that, three other Ligue 1 teams will face lower level teams: Lille faces Gonfreville fans (N3) in Le Havre, Strasbourg goes to Angoulême (N2) and Saint-Etienne faces Paris FC (L2).

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