The poster for the ultimate of the French Cup is now identified. By beating Strasbourg (2-0) on Wednesday on the Meinau stadium, Nice pocketed his treasured ticket for the match on the Stade de France on Could 22.
Within the battle to stay in Ligue 1 (fifteenth), OGC Good defied the predictions throughout its semi-final. He will likely be opposed at RC Lens in the final.
Elye Wahi’s wonderful match
Due to Elye Wahi, the Aiglons’ providential man with a double, the Fitness center will strive in a month to win the trophy a fourth time (1952, 1954 and 1997) towards the Sang et Or, who’re nonetheless chasing their first victory. However on the similar time will probably be essential to keep away from the situation of 1997, when its third victory was spoiled by relegation to Ligue 2 on the finish of the season.
Strasbourg then again falls from a top. The Alsatian membership didn’t handle to place collectively one other dream night after its historic qualification within the semi-final of the Convention League acquired final Thursday, and won’t go to the Stade de France to play a brand new remaining 25 years after the final.
Goal of the Convention League for Strasbourg
After having rested its starters within the championship this weekend, virtually jeopardizing its probabilities of ending within the European locations, Racing misplaced its guess and can undoubtedly solely have the ability to console itself within the Convention League towards Rayo Vallecano.
“It is going to be 50-50”: Strasbourg coach Gary O’Neil was proper on Wednesday night to be cautious of Good, returning to Meinau with new achievements after being harshly punished on April 4 (3-1) by conceding three targets within the first interval. The Aiglons this time higher repelled the Alsatian assaults within the first act apart from an alert which just about benefited Martial Godo (twenty third).
Dupé’s reflex cease
Dominated however not overwhelmed, Good clung to its mission, even managing to take the benefit after a brilliant opening from Jonathan Clauss for Elye Wahi, creator of an unstoppable cross strike (1-0, 51st). Strasbourg had, nevertheless, simply obtained a brand new alternative to open the rating a minute earlier however Julio Enciso opted for too delicate a shot, forgetting Emmanuel Emegha behind (fiftieth).
Maxime Dupé, holder rather than No.1 Yehvann Diouf within the cages, additionally drastically contributed to the success of OGC Good by notably making a reflex save to deflect a brand new try by Julio Enciso with a header at shut vary (76th).
This semi-final additionally changed into a nightmare for Alsatian defender Ismaël Doukouré, who brought about a penalty by mowing down Mohamed-Ali Cho, which Elye Wahi reworked with mastery (82nd). The middle ahead as soon as once more confirmed that Good was proper to acquire his mortgage in January, a number of days after the arrival on the bench of Claude Puel, one other robust man on this qualification for the ultimate.
