Ligue 1 - Nice through after late strike

Eurosport - Tue, 13 Jan 22:16:00 2009

A late goal from Cedric Kante gave Nice a 1-0 win over bottom Ligue 1 club Le Havre and a place in the French League Cup semi-finals.

FOOTBALL 2007-2008 Nice - Kante - 0

Defender Kante volleyed home from a corner two minutes from time to snatch victory for Nice, the losing finalists in 2006 and currently eighth in the Ligue 1 standings.

The French Riviera side will meet a Ligue 2 club in Vannes or Metz, who were playing extra time in their quarter-final which was tied 1-1 after 90 minutes.

The last two quarter-finals are on Wednesday with Girondins Bordeaux welcoming second division Chateauroux and holders Paris St Germain hosting second division Racing Lens in a rematch of last year's controversial final.

Some PSG fans held up an abusive banner aimed at their visitors during the 2008 title match, won 2-1 by the Paris side last March at the Stade de France.

The French League initially banned PSG from this year's edition but a civil court later quashed that decision and the two sides will meet again, this time at Parc des Princes.

Reuters

Comment 1 - 1 of 1

Sort comments by: Most recent

  1. to all PSG fans dont mess it up for Paris this time­ round aye!!

    From PartyChick116, on Tue 13 Jan 10:32PM
Sort comments by: Most recent

Not already a Yahoo! user ? to get a free Yahoo! Account