Even if the way was not there, as always only the qualification is beautiful. Friday evening at Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux, in diesel mode, upheld the hierarchy by taking the best out of a valiant Le Mans team (2-0), opening the 32nd finals of the Coupe de France.
Still deficiencies
The Girondins remained on four losses in December and once again showed many deficiencies, rising crescendo in this recovery match balanced in goal actions in the first half. It took a generous penalty obtained and transformed by Jimmy Briand (53rd) to unlock the counter, which a dazzling counter from Toma Basic in added time made fruit (90 + 5).
The Manceaux, on the upward slope in L2 in December, played their luck skilfully, obtaining several unsuccessful corners in the first act, by soliciting four times Gaëtan Poussin, trained in Sarthe, and who concludes his fifth match in professional without the slightest goal conceded.
A better 2nd half
Facing them, the men of Paulo Sousa were very approximate technically and in construction, which did not allow them to establish their grip. Like Briand (8th), Toma Basic (12th) or Nicolas De Préville (21st), they came up against an Imperial Patron Pierre and very happy to see a head of Briand flee its frame (34th). After the break, the Girondin domination was even more significant and rewarded by Briand, illegally retained by Aloïs Confais in the visiting area according to referee François Letexier. The advantage taken did not open up spaces for Bordeaux residents who only managed to take shelter permanently after a rush of Basic, one of the best actors of the evening.
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- Le Mans
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- Girondins de Bordeaux
- French Cup
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