Rouen takes the title holder, a new feat for Sochaux… What to remember from Sunday’s round of 16

By winning their respective penalty shootouts, Sochaux and Rouen created a surprise against Reims and Toulouse on Sunday.

We know almost all the qualifiers for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. Like Paris Saint-Germain on the Orléans pitch the day before, three Ligue 1 clubs advanced to the next round late in the afternoon, Sunday January 21. They were then joined by Stade Rennais, who defeated Olympique de Marseille in the evening (1-1, 9-8 tab). The Montpellier residents will play their match against the fans of Feignies-Aulnoye on Wednesday, due to the postponement of the match due to snow.

Stade Rennes overcomes OM in the shock

Roazhon Park roared with delight. At the end of a long undecided game, Rennes escaped from the trap set by Marseille to take their revenge, a year after being eliminated at the same stage by the Olympians. Martin Terrier responded to Jordan Veretout’s opener, before tension built during the penalty shootout. Thanks to Samuel Gigot’s miss, whose attempt crashed into the bar, the Bretons were able to validate their ticket, at the end of the suspense.

Reims and Toulouse on the mat

The title holder stops there. Toulouse was trapped by FC Rouen (3-3, 12-11 tab), at the end of an unbearable penalty shootout, where the 22 shooters converted their attempts. As a new rotation of strikers began, Violet Gabriel Suazo sent the leather onto the Rouen post, allowing Abdeljalil Sahloune to send the 6th of National 1 into the eighth, but above all to seventh heaven.

At the same time, Sochaux (N1) once again brought down an elite team. After Lorient in the 32nd finals, Reims lost on penalties in a Bonal stadium incandescent (2-2, 5-4 tab). The locals also held their success in regulation time, until Emmanuel Agbadou offered the Champenois a reprieve with a double. During the session, Mathieu Patouillet, young goalkeeper from Olympique Lyonnais on loan in the East, stopped Joseph Okumu’s attempt to advance his team to the next round.

The feat of Saint-Priest

A Little Thumb who has grown up. We had seen their crestfallen expressions at the end of the previous draw, disappointed to face Romorantin (N2) rather than a top team. But the Saint-Priest players, residents of National 3, will have a new opportunity to thrill after having outclassed their hierarchical superiors (4-1).

ASSP broke away before the break thanks to a free kick from Morgan Pottier, then logically took off in front of their home crowd. Having already been campaigning for four months in this Coupe de France, the team from the Lyon suburbs will compete in the first round of 16 in its history. A breath of fresh air for this club relegated to the fifth level at the end of last season.

It goes smoothly for Strasbourg, Lille and Le Havre

In a duel between Ligue 1 teams, Strasbourg did not travel to Clermont for nothing (3-1). On the attack and dominating from the start, Racing broke the opposition’s barrier at the half-hour mark by Abakar Sylla, while the neophyte goalkeeper, Théo Borne, had delayed the deadline. Habib Diarra and Dilane Bakwa were responsible for worsening the score. Like last year, the Auvergnats come out against an Alsatian team, but this time, it is not a D6.

For its part, Losc played weakly but that was enough against a playful Racing Club de France (1-0). After a 12-0 defeat against Martinique’s Golden Lion in the round of 32, the Northerners were content with a goal scored on a perfectly placed free kick by Icelander Hakon Haraldson. A victory by the same score also allowed Le Havre to eliminate Châteauroux (N1).