Marseille advances in French Cup despite early red card

Published January 7, 2023 10:53 AM

PARIS (AP) — Marseille has coped with an early sending off to win at fourth-tier Hyères 2-0 in the French Cup round of 64. Central defender Eric Bailly was sent off in the 15th minute for a dangerous challenge. But veteran striker Alexis Sanchez converted a penalty in first half stoppage time and striker Bamba Dieng netted in the 71st. Lens is in second place in the first division but scraped a 2-0 win at fifth-tier Linas-Montlhéry. Olympique Strasbourg, an amateur club which plays in the Alsace regional league, ensured a cup upset by knocking out top-tier Clermont on penalties.

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