On penalties, Nîmes eliminated the Greens and joined Le Havre in the eighth – Coupe de la Ligue 2018-2019 – Football



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Nîmes eliminated Saint-Étienne (1-1, 4 tab to 2) with a decisive shot on goal by Turkey's Umut Bozok, who remained on two missed penalties, and qualified for the Round of 16 in the League. Thanks to this victory, in a match postponed on October 31st because of bad weather, Nimes will go to challenge Le Havre (Ligue 2) in Haute-Normandie on December 19th.

It was necessary to go to the end of the suspense, since the Nimes Olympique equalized at the last minute thanks to Denis Bouanga (90 '), after the opener of Robert Beric (82').

Bozok exorcises his demons

Three days after their success in Strasbourg in the league (1-0), the Nimes have managed to get rid of the Stephanois on a final shot to the goal by Bozok, however little to his business this season in this exercise, with two penalties rank missed in Ligue 1, facing Guingamp then Nice.

The St Etienne, after having won a month ago in Ligue 1 (11th day) sharing points Costières (1-1), thought probably have done the hardest and hold their qualification after the realization of Slovenian Beric, despite a first half any good. Catched by the sleeve on a last shot from the left of Denis Bouanga, ASSE did not show the necessary lucidity and missed two of his shots on goal, by Wahbi Khazri and Yann M'Vila.

The first hit Paul Bernardoni, the second saw his shot pushed by the cross of the porter "crocodile".

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