High voltage end at the Stade de France. Lens and Nice They have had a beautiful final in which the home team ended up as winners by 3-1. A frenetic match that took advantage Thauvin to put his team ahead in the 26th minute with a cross shot that was impossible for Dupé. I would take advantage Edouard to put the second on the scoreboard in a corner. Quickly, Coulibaly with a header too, it would make it 2-1 on the brink of half-time. Already in the second part, the substitute Chasm He would score the third goal after fighting for the ball in a dispute.
Fast-paced first part
It would be Nice, through Wahi, the first to attack with a shot that went wide. From here, Lens would begin to press and have countless chances and corners in their favor in the initial stretch. Saint-Maximin had it with a powerful shot that went slightly off Dupé’s goal. Two in a row from Sangaré to test the rival goalkeeper, until Thauvin with a great hit made the score 1-0.
Thauvin celebrates 1-0
The pace of the game stopped and the chances stopped. In an ugly tackle on Bard Abdulhamid would see the first yellow of the game. Although, it would be Édouard, in a corner, the one who took advantage to make it 2-0 on the scoreboard. Nice, through a corner kick, would the first goal through Coulibaly, and his headerand the players would go to the locker room with a 2-1 in favor of Lens.
Second half… more of the same
Better start for Nice in the second half with a great chance from Wahi that was stopped by Risser. It would be the same protagonist who would stop a good header from Mendy. Lens’ first chance would be from Thomasson, with a shot into the side of the net. Whoever played the visiting team would push in the following minutes, looking for a tie on the scoreboard and would almost achieve it with the Coulibaly spar. The yellow team would look for solutions with the double change of Saint-Maximin and Edouard for Sima and Said in the 66th minute.
A dispute over the ball between players from both teams
Nice would not be left behind and would introduce Sanson, Abdi and Boudache into the field looking for late responses in the game to achieve the equalizer. Sangaré would try it from afar without much luck, but he didn’t put too much pressure on Nice. Lens would look to close the game andI would use the scorer Thauvin to introduce Sotoca.
Shortly after, Sima would take advantage of a lack of understanding in the rival defense to score the third and place the 3-1 on the scoreboard. There would still be time for Oppong’s yellow to sweep away the rival on a counterattack and for Sanson in an ugly gesture. On the part of Lens, Udol would see it in another attempt against Nice. This is how the game would end and the Lens would win the French Cup.
