MARSEILLE: Olym­pique de Marseille lost 7-6 on penalties to Ligue 2 FC Annecy on Wednesday to crash out of Coup de France after their quarter-final had finished locked at 2-2.

Marseille’s Leonardo Balerdi missed the decisive penalty for the hosts as Annecy joined Olympique Lyonnais, Nantes and Toulouse in the semi-finals.

Jordan Veretout scored for Marseille after 29 minutes when he was played free by Jonathan Clauss and calmly placed the ball into the corner.

Annecy turned the match around at the beginning of the second half when Dion Sahi equalised before Kevin Mouanga sent the visitors ahead.

Alexis Sanchez failed to convert a penalty after a handball six minutes from time. Six minutes into stoppage-time, however, Francois-Regis Mughe did get an equaliser to send the match to penalties.

Holders Nantes and Toulouse reached the semi-finals earlier on Wednesday. Nantes claimed a 2-1 win over Lens thanks to two penalties from Andy Delort while Toulouse crushed Ligue 2 club Rodez AF 6-1 at home.

Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain went out of the tournament after a 2-1 loss at Marseille last month.

Published in Dawn, March 3rd, 2023

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