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00:00German get us underway in this David versus Goliath French Cup tie the holders the reigning
00:12Liga champions and current Liga leaders coming here to freezing cold Clermont-Ferrand in
00:19central France this evening to take on the fifth tier amateurs of Espali who have never
00:25before made it to this stage of the competition in fact they'd never before made it to the
00:30previous round the last 64 they came through that by eliminating Dijon of the third division
00:37on penalties just before the winter break in December their dream was to draw one of
00:44the very biggest clubs in the country well the dream has come true
00:53every time they get into the opposition half there'll be loud cheers from the Espali supporters
01:00here opportunity for them perhaps to take the lead they've done it two minutes and 17
01:08seconds for fifth tier Espali to score against Paris Saint-Germain
01:20an astonishing moment an unforgettable moment for this tiny club against Luis Enrique's
01:26PSG one of the biggest sides in Europe the cup holders Kevis Ceci the Albanian who's
01:34already popped up with some important goals he's never scored a bigger goal in his career
01:41but you can be sure of that
01:42Maxence Fournel holding the ball up the number nine Matisse Mesabert heading for the byline
01:57and the former to Espali is Saint-Etienne situated about 80 kilometers to the northeast
02:06Axel Tap caught on the ball Mesabert who set up that shock opening goal
02:11Olympique Lyonnais knocked out on penalties by Bourguin Jallieu earlier this evening and
02:23that should give some inspiration to Espali because Bourguin Jallieu are in the same pool
02:31as them in the regionalized fifth tier Zaghi comes out to Zaire Emery Duwez this time perhaps
02:39for the equalizer good save from the goalkeeper and Espali survive
02:44Boula Alam trying to walk it out of his own penalty area the pressure is still on Barcola
02:57it's behind Gonzalo Ramos it'll be picked up by Yoram Zag first time the PSG have really
03:02got into the Espali box it's taken 16 minutes for them to do so Desiree Duwez back to Zag
03:10again excellent defending from Espali all the domestic corners going last season as
03:16well as reaching the semi-finals in Europe they're on course to retain the Ligue 1 title
03:22in this campaign backed by a pretty large and noisy away support tonight
03:28shot from long range by Axel Tap playing against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League
03:39semi-finals last May Zaghi into the penalty box might just fall for Fabian Ruiz who puts
03:48it into the net but the offside flag came up early
04:04Duwez Barcola keep that alive might just fall for Mayulu who's shot is saved by Jordan Etienne
04:15Zaghi cross which I think to get a flexion on his
04:30Duwez to Yoram Zag can Paris Saint-Germain get the equalizer before half-time Warren
04:36Zaire Emery there is the equalizer driven in by the teenage French international midfielder
04:44from just outside the penalty box well Espali held on to that lead for more than half an
04:50hour which in itself is a remarkable achievement
04:55there's a springboard for them to go on and win this tie Yoram Zag setting up the chance
05:01initially laid back by Ramos towards Zaire Emery arriving outside the box it was the
05:08clearance really from 10-time winners of the cup only PSG have won it more often but
05:14the record 15-time French Cup winners the holders and believe it or not Espali is doing
05:23a great job with this drop 1-1 against Paris Saint-Germain
05:32the Spaniards captain's armband as well second half is underway here a triple substitution
05:39for Paris Saint-Germain the holders have been shaken here tonight against Espali of the
05:45fifth tier who opened the scoring with just two minutes and 17 seconds on the clock held
05:51on to their lead for more than half an hour Warren Zaire Emery equalized and this tie
05:56is currently finally poised of course PSG fully expected to get the job done in the
06:01second half but Luis Enrique clearly not wanting to take any chances
06:0630 teams from lower divisions in the intervening period have not lost any of those
06:15it's hard enough for top flight clubs to get the better of them this might be the chance
06:22for Desiree Douay to put them in front as we move towards the final quarter of this
06:29game that PSG superior fitness might make all the difference Lee can hit the ball from range
06:34Ousmane Dembele and Fabian Ruiz scoring their goals that night this might be the chance for
06:43Nuno Mendes who couldn't bring that ball under control Espali 1 PSG 1 we are midway through
06:52the second half here just about Joao Neves or Barcola and it's in Desiree Douay scores
07:01it's taken until the 67th minute and Paris Saint-Germain finally are in front here against
07:12fifth division Espali to the relief of their players and fans in Clermont this evening
07:20great ball for Joao Neves to Barcola, Douay in front of the Espali defenders to finish it off
07:28his third goal for the club he joined at the beginning of the season from Rennes
07:33in Turin to complete a lone move to Juventus
07:43the ball in from Alec who might fall for Fournell who drives it in might get a second bite to this
07:48he scored Maxos Fournell makes it 2-2
08:01it's a fairytale story
08:06Espali who opened the scoring inside three minutes who just a few minutes ago fell
08:14behind for the first time on the night but they keep on going
08:25second attempt
08:28after a really fine ball in by Alec Axel tap didn't deal with it properly Arnaud Tenna saving
08:35Fournell's first effort and Fournell following up to score the goal he joined
08:41Espali in the early weeks of this season had already started their cup run by the time he came in
08:50he's since contributed
08:53Mesabert played alongside Wesley Fofana nowadays at Chelsea in the Saint-Etienne youth team
09:00a few years back Mesabert with the ball into the box it's an awkward one it's going to come
09:05to Ishan header away by Zaire Emery and then the shot from Nathan Fila is wide well being held here
09:15by Espali of the fifth tier in a remarkable game of football but might just be the chance for PSG
09:20to win it in the 88th minute Bradley Barcoula arrives to end his goal drought more than two
09:27months without scoring PSG retake the lead thanks to the French international winger
09:35and they may just finally have been let off the hook
09:43well Barcoula set up Dewey for PSG's second goal earlier in this second half Dewey involved at the
09:50beginning of that move before Nuno Mendes played the ball across the face of goal
09:55and Barcoula is there to get his 11th goal this season he joins Ousmane Dembele as PSG's
10:03few from Saint-Etienne the nearest professional club just up the road
10:07we're gonna have five added minutes can Espali rescue this might just be the chance for court but
10:20Dewey Nuno Mendes big appeals for a penalty it was a handball
10:26and the referee's whistle had already gone before the ball ended up in the back of the net
10:31Paris Saint-Germain will have the chance from the penalty spot end any prospect
10:39of Espali taking something from this game it was Ben Dries the substitute
10:51he scored four goals this season the Portuguese international striker including one in the last
10:57round against Lens Ramos to wrap up PSG's place in the next round he does so
11:034-2 to Paris Saint-Germain and finally in stoppage time we can say for sure
11:11that the cup holders are heading through to the last 16
11:21oh
11:25it's been anything but straightforward for them tonight
11:33but there will be applause from all around the stadium for the efforts and it's game over
11:40and Paris Saint-Germain they are in the next round the round of 16
11:46of the cup de france here Luis Enrique congratulating the other team because they
11:55did a great job they fought till the end and we're talking about Espali
12:02they were a very tough opponent for Paris Saint-Germain but at the end the team of the capital
12:10they are in the next round of the cup de france