22 years later, Nantes returns to the final of the Coupe de France. In front of his home crowd at the Beaujoire stadium, Antoine Kombouaré’s team won, at the end of the suspense, a very good semi-final once morest Monaco (2-2, 4-2 on pens), deprived of a new final. , once morest his rival Nice, on May 8 at the Stade de France. Led following a goal by Guillermo Maripan, the Canaries had reversed the course of the match, before being taken back, but made the difference thanks in particular to Remy Descamps during the penalty shootout.
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It’s going strong: a solo from Kolo Muani and Nantes almost opened the scoring from the 1st minute
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An evening of pure madness, which ended with an invasion of the field by the public, as if Nantes had won a title of champion of France. To win its first trophy since 2001, Waldemar Kita’s club will still have to win in two months in Saint-Denis, but for Nantes fans, who saw their club on the verge of relegation in Ligue 2 last year, the story is beautiful. Especially following a superb encounter, with its share of twists and turns.
It’s going strong: a solo from Kolo Muani and Nantes almost opened the scoring from the 1st minute
Kolo Muani burst the screen, Descamps responded present
Randal Kolo Muani’s teammates had started very strong in front of a boiling hot public, extremely active in attack and dangerous from the first minute, but the locals were surprised by a Monegasque team which largely dominated its subject on stopped kick. On a free kick from Vanderson, it was Maripan who opened the scoring with a header (1-1, 12th).
Completely forgotten, Maripan extinguishes the Beaujoire: the opening of the score of Monaco in video
Increasingly sovereign, the Monegasques were however caught following a double error in their defense. While the Chilean defender-scorer allowed Kolo Muani to go once morest, it was Djibril Sidibé who deflected the center of the future Frankfurt player in his goals (1-1, 21st). In a superb first act, Ludovic Blas missed a huge opportunity to give his side the advantage just before the break (45th + 1).
Kolo Muani Festival, Sidibé dumpling: Nantes equalization
Samuel Moutoussamy, he was much more precise when taking over a ball that was dragging in the Monegasque area to already capsize his audience in joy (2-1, 74th). But Nicolas Pallois and his teammates were surprised in stride by Myron Boadu (2-2, 76th). Despite a final strike from Corchia repelled by Alexander Nübel (90th), the Canaries might not escape a penalty shootout.
Two goals in 97 crazy seconds: when Nantes-Monaco goes crazy
It was then that Descamps, whom his coach had chosen to leave in goal, as since the start of the competition, rather than Alban Lafont, restored his confidence in Antoine Kombouaré. From the start, he repelled Ben Yedder’s attempt on his left. While Kolo Muani, Merlin and Moutoussamy were beyond reproach, Aurélien Tchouaméni hit over and gave a match point to Moses Simon, who did not shake. To launch a crazy night of celebration on the Nantes side.
A nightmare for Monaco, a treat for Nantes: the penalty shootout in full
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AS Monaco Philippe Clement version, between verticality and risk-taking
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A nightmarish end to the match and Monaco scuttled once morest Reims
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