Surprises tonight (Saturday) in the eighth final of the French Cup, when Bastia from the bottom of the sub-league beat Reims on penalties while Versailles from the fourth league defeated Toulouse, the leader of the second league, 0: 1 away.
Toulouse – Versailles 1: 0
The Purples are on the safe path back to the Premier League and hoped to continue to be successful in the Cup as well, but the visitors delighted their fans who traveled over 670km to see a historic moment. Steve Amboa was sent off in the 22nd minute and Toulouse struggled with 10 players until 79. Even Red in overtime did not prevent Versailles from having a big celebration.
Reims – Bastia 5: 3 on penalties (1: 1 in 90 minutes)
One missed penalty by stopper Andrew Gravion went up to Oscar Garcia in a relegation from the Cup. Predrag Rajkovic got a rest and the wonderful striker Hugo Akitica gave Reims an advantage in the 37th minute, but the visitors from Corsica equalized thanks to Sebastian Lamonz in the 71st minute and scored with all the kicks from the penalty spot.
Marseille – Montpellier 1: 1 (4: 5 on penalties)
Arkadiusz Milik scored for Marseille in the 74th minute, Benny Makuana equalized in the 80th minute, in a 1-1 draw the teams went for decisive kicks from the penalty spot, and Dimitri Payet kicked in the last penalty that sent Marseille to the quarter-finals.