This weekend we played the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, a round where the defending champion Lyon was ruthless for Toulouse. Brest wins against a team of Guingamp (very) reworked, and ASSE eliminates Metz after a penalty shootout. A fateful exercise that is also found in Marseille, with Montpellier who wins at the end of suspense. The quarter-finals, which will take place on Sunday, April 15th, will have Le Havre, big winner at Stade Océane.


The program of these 1 / 8th finals six meetings out of the eight scheduled, since due to weather conditions, with a snowy episode, two posters have been postponed. This is the shock of D1 between PSG and Rodez, and duel D2 between the Stade de Reims and Arras. In addition to these reports, Saturday Soyaux has defeated La Roche-sur-Yon without much difficulty (4-1) to join the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France. A stage of competition that the Sojaldiciennes had not reached since 2010.


OL applies fare and Le Sommer exceeds Schelin


After a big win ten to zero against Yzeure in the previous round, Olympique Lyonnais still offered an easy turn. The players of Haute-Garonne will have held only twelve minutes against the champions of France. An opening of the score by Delphine Cascarino who extends to the bottom of the Toulouse goal a shot by Elodie Thomis.

Once the machine is running the Rhodaniennes will accentuate their lead by scoring three more goals before the break. First a Eugénie Le Sommer head on a center Corine Petit (20th), then goals of Griedge Mbock Bathy (24th) and Kheira Hamraoui who tries his luck from afar (43).

When the locker room returns, the goals will rain. Camille Abily will offer a double, as will Hamraoui who will score the eleventh and last goal of the game after regulation time. This meeting will also be marked by the first goal of Morgan Brian under the colors Lyon. Aligned for the first time with OL, the American took the opportunity to unlock his counter (68th).

But also, this Coupe de France match allowed Eugénie Le Sommer to break a record. Thanks to her hat-trick, the tricolor striker overtakes Lotta Schelin and becomes the best scorer in the club's history with a total of 226 goals. In 2016, the Swedish striker had left Lyon had a total of 225 achievements in 233 matches. Meanwhile, Le Sommer had completed his day's performance by delivering a superb assist for his young teammate Emelyne Laurent.

Current 5th D2, Toulouse has not managed to shake the defending champion, which is lining up in the quarterfinals. A stadium of the competition where there will still be several residents of D2, like AS Saint-Etienne scorer of FC Metz.


Saint-Etienne makes Metz fall


The meeting between the two teams who were relegated to D2 at the end of the season promised to look good. And, unsurprisingly, the match was very balanced between Messines and Stéphanoises.

Domineering, it is the green who will open the score at home through Angeline Mohr on a center Lucie Pingeon (19th). The Lorraines will equalize quickly thanks to a goal against his camp Lou Mery (30th). Saved several times by their goalkeeper Laura Suchères, Metz will not be able to realize the least of his opportunities in the second half. From there, the two teams will have to wait for the fateful penalty shoot-out to decide between them. An exercise where Laura Suchère still performs valuable parades, and where the players Etienne do not tremble in front of Justine Lerond then allowing the ASSE to qualify.

Second in group B, behind Dijon, AS Saint-Étienne wins this eighth final after the suspense and will see the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France, as Brest, the Finistère club that wins against its neighbor of Côtes-d'Armor.


Brest wins the Breton derby


Indeed, these round of 16 had for poster a Breton derby between Guingamp (D1) and Stade Brestois (D2). The Brestoises were able to benefit from a disciplinary decision of the management of the Guingampais club deciding to suspend the entire group of D1, including coach, and to align on this match the U19. The young Guingampaises conceded two goals in the first half, two goals scored by Brest striker Solenne Ninot (8th, 23rd). In the second period Guingamp had the opportunity to reduce the score on penalty, but Julie Pian sends the ball on the bar. And, shortly after, Mallory Siou will ensure the victory of his team by scoring a third goal (77th).

Brest, who has recovered colors in the league (current 7th in Group A) joins the quarters, where will also evolve a third team of D2, Reims or Arras.


Coupe de France 2017/2018 - 1 / 8th finals (results)


Saturday, February 10 - 18:00

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