00:07Welcome to today's match between Lorient and Nice in the quarterfinals of the Coupe de France.
00:11We are live from the Stade du Moustoire in Brittany, where the home side is making their
00:15first appearance in the last eight of this competition in a decade. Lorient have had a
00:20flawless run to get here, winning their three matches by a combined score of 12 goals to one.
00:24A victory tonight would send them to the semifinals for the first time since 2016.
00:28Manager Olivier Pantalone has built a formidable record at this ground. His team is unbeaten in
00:32their last 11 matches across all competitions here and have not lost a single home game this year.
00:38Standing in their way is a nice side who have shown tremendous fight to reach this stage.
00:42In the previous round, they trailed Montpellier by two goals with less than 20 minutes left,
00:46only to storm back and win 3-2 with a winner deep in stoppage time. For Claude Pail's team,
00:51this competition offers a bright spot in a difficult season. They can reach the semifinals
00:56for the second time this decade and have an excellent record at this stage,
00:59winning six of their last seven quarter-final ties.
01:11The match kicked off under the lights in Brittany. The opening 45 minutes were a tightly contested
01:17affair, with neither side able to find a decisive breakthrough. Nice saw the better of the early
01:23chances, forcing a series of corners within the first six minutes. Loria's Pablo Pagas had the
01:30first real sight of goal in the 10th minute, but his right-footed shot from outside the box drifted wide.
01:36The game then took a dramatic turn in the 44th minute. Following a VAR check for a possible red
01:43card, referee Clement Turpin reviewed the monitor and showed a straight red card to Loria striker Pablo
01:49Pagas. Despite being a man down, Loria started the second half brightly. John Victor Mekengo saw a
01:57shot blocked in the 48th minute, and Theo Lebris fired just wide moments later. The visitors began
02:03to assert their dominance as the half wore on. Melvin Bard had an attempt blocked in the 47th minute,
02:10and Morgan Sanson missed a header from very close range in the 75th minute. Loria were forced into
02:16substitutions due to injury, with Lorana Bergil making way for Noah Kadia in the 57th minute.
02:23The 10 men of Loria defended valiantly, with goalkeeper Bingeru Kamara requiring treatment
02:30in the 70th minute. The game became stretched in the final 15 minutes.
02:34The 11 minutes.
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