PARIS: Amateurs Chambery continued their dream French Cup run by claiming another Ligue 1 scalp after beating Brest on penalties to reach the last 16 as top flight clubs suffered further embarrassment on Saturday.
Bordeaux, the 2009 French champions, slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Ligue 2 Angers as only eight Ligue 1 clubs were left in the competition.
Fifth Division Chambery sent the 3,500 strong partisan crowd at their tiny stadium wild after Remy Sahinovic converted the decisive spot-kick.
Chambery won the shootout 4-3 after the match had finished 1-1 after extra time. Bruno Grougi had fired Brest ahead in the first extra period but Malick Faye equalised.
Fans ran on to the pitch to celebrate with the players, two weeks after Chambery knocked out Monaco in the previous round.
In another upset, Bordeaux barely threatened Angers and the hosts were rewarded for their domination in the 65th minute when midfielder Sebastien Renouard fired home from 18m.
No comments:
Post a Comment