Soccer-Marseille suffer shootout loss to second tier Annecy in French Cup


(Reuters) - Olympique de Marseille lost 7-6 on penalties to Ligue 2 FC Annecy on Wednesday to crash out of the French Cup after their quarter-final had finished locked at 2-2.

Marseille's Leonardo Balerdi missed the decisive penalty for the hosts as Annecy joined Olympique Lyonnais, Nantes and Toulouse in the semi-finals.

Get 20% OFF The Star Digital Access

Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In Football

Soccer-Man Utd put chunks of Old Trafford up for sale
Burnham backs lifting restrictions on alcohol at English soccer matches
Soccer-Kane considers NFL kicking career after soccer
Soccer-Vieira leads wave of new coaches into Africa Cup of Nations qualifying
Soccer-Klopp makes no promises on silverware ahead of Germany debut
Soccer-De Laurentiis wanted to 'shoot' Infantino, then applauded his World Cup show
Soccer-Ronaldo eyes 1,000-goal 'icing on the cake' as Portugal begin new era
Fiercer Bengal Tigers
Soccer-Wolfsburg terminate Eriksen's contract by mutual consent
Soccer-Old quotes come back to haunt Madagascar's new international recruit

Others Also Read