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Sunday, April 29, 2012

French Cup: Lyon made to earn Cup by feisty third-tier side Quevilly

Lyon saw off feisty third-tier outsiders Quevilly 1-0 to win the French Cup final at the Stade de France on Saturday, Argentine striker Lisandro Lopez's goal saving the French giants' blushes.

The minnows, lying a yawning 49 rungs below Lyon in the French league ladder, launched a series of incursions into Lyon territory, and they almost scored in the 65th minute.

However Lisandro's first half strike ended a four-year trophy famine for Lyon and gave coach Remi Garde his first silverware since assuming control at the Stade Gerland.

For Quevilly it was the end of a glorious run which had seen the amateurs from Normandy overcome Marseille and Rennes en route to their second Cup final appearance, 105 years after their first. 

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