At the end of a northern derby with a crazy scenario and unbearable suspense, Lens qualified for the knockout stages of the Coupe de France at the expense of Lille, which nevertheless led by two goals. Franck Haise’s men equalized in added time in the second half to snatch the penalty shoot-out, won 4 to 3. The Lensois, who generally dominated the meeting but were unsuccessful for a long time, will face Monaco in the next one. tower. The LOSC, for its part, may regret this completely missed end of the match, as well as the few 0-3 balls it was able to obtain after the break.
The last 16 of the Coupe de France kept all its promises. For a little over 90 minutes, Lens and Lille delivered a beautiful show, with a battle fought with respect and without bad gestures. More enterprising and attractive offensively, the Sang et Or were, unfortunately, abandoned by their defense before the break, when they would have deserved to be in front of the scoreboard. On two blocks completed in less than five minutes, Amadou Onana made the Lensois bend. He was initially opportunistic on a cross from Tiago Djalo repelled by Kevin Danso (0-1, 29th). He then inherited an offering from Jonathan Bamba, too alone in the axis (0-2, 33rd).
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This delay of two goals has drawn a cruel scenario for Blood and Gold poorly paid, but especially imprecise in the last gestures. They ended up getting a little push from fate, at a time when they didn’t seem to have enough gasoline in the engine to turn things around. Good for them. The Mastiffs did not know how to finish off the wounded beast, like this failed face-to-face with Gabriel Gudmundsson (64th) and this header above Sven Botman (65th). The penalty quickly fell: after an interesting triangle game, Seko Fofana reduced the score thanks to a good sequence (1-2, 67th).
Fofana, again him: the Lensois captain equalizes in added time
The momentum then changed sides and Lille could no longer put one foot in front of the other, with the possible exception of the post found by Yusuf Yazici (84th), who had already hit the uprights on a deflected shot by Wuilker Farinez in the first act (8th). With the wind at her back, Lens pushed ahead to win her case. While Ibrahima Baldé alternately fell on Botman (89th) then on the post (90th), Fofana had a last flash of lucidity by sending a cross shot, following a corner kicked back on him (2-2, 90th + 5). A well-deserved equalizer, and synonymous with a penalty shootout.
The test quickly turned into torture for the LOSC, given that José Fonte, designated second shooter, completely missed his attempt, everywhere. Adrian Grbic tried to put things right by stopping Jonathan Clauss’s, but Farinez followed suit against Renato Sanches, who certainly gained too much momentum. Like a symbol, it was Fofana who took charge of the last Blood and Gold shot, and he returned with the help of the post, like his strike having offered the equalizer. This derby will therefore only have been a matter of success, Lille, of formidable efficiency in the first period, having ended up giving way to Lens.
“The referee tells me: ‘Don’t be a jerk” “: Fofana, great on the pitch and skillful with the referee
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