Brest knocked out of French Cup by fourth-tier side | OneFootball

Brest, 11th place in the French Championship and a Champions League contender last season, was eliminated from the French Cup this Friday by Avranches, a fourth-division team.

This was the big surprise on the day that kicked off the round of 32 in the “Coupe,” which marks the entry of elite teams into the competition.

Avranches, a modest club from Normandy, opened the scoring in the 23rd minute with Nassim Sabihi, shortly after Brest was reduced to ten men following the sending off of Julien Le Cardinal (21′).

Despite being a man down, Brest managed to equalize thanks to Rémy Labeau-Lascary (34′), but the score remained unchanged until the end of regulation time.

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In the penalty shootout, Romain Del Castillo’s miss on the first kick proved fatal for Brest, who, after losing 5-4, became the first Ligue 1 team to be eliminated from the French Cup this season.

Another first division team, Angers, narrowly escaped disaster after a 0-0 draw, beating Les Herbiers, also from the fourth division, 6-5 on penalties.

Lens, the Ligue 1 leader, played at home and comfortably beat Feignies-Aulnoye, another fourth-division team, 3-1, with goals from Rayan Fofana (17′), Saud Abdulhamid (45+1′), and Andrija Bulatovic (68′).

The giant of French football, Paris Saint-Germain, will play on Saturday against Vendée Fontenay, from the fifth division.

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