Clermont Foot stumbled in huge cup upset
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Regional Club 1 held their most illustrious opponent to a goalless draw after 90 minutes in a home game fans will remember forever, and kept their composure to win the shootout 4-3.
With Coupe de France ties going straight to penalties without extra time, the lottery was on, and after converting the first two penalties, Jim Allevinah was the first to miss for the visitors, smashing his attempt against the crossbar .
Alexis Mouakit converts to put pressure on Clermont Foot, but Yanis Massolin responds successfully, Wacim Tine sees his effort spared to equalize again.
With the scores tied at 3-3 before the fifth and final penalty, Baila Diallo stepped up his shot and somehow pushed it over the bar, restoring the lead to the home side.
Herman Samuel Kekambus stepped in for FC Olympique Strasbourg, and the 26-year-old Cameroonian was cool as ice, driving a sweet into the back of the net to spark wild party scenes.
Clermont were not the only Ligue 1 club to end the day in humiliation, with 2022 runners-up Nice being jettisoned after losing 1-0 to third-tier Puy-en-Velay and Monaco losing to opponents of Ligue 2 Rodez in a shootout after leading 2-0 in the first half.