Moses Simon’s FC Nantes edge Nice to win French Cup

Moses Simon’s FC Nantes secured their fourth Coupe de France crown and their first major trophy since 2001 as Antoine Kombouare’s side edged out OGC Nice 1-0 at the Stade de France in Paris to celebrate a long-awaited triumph.

The first half was cagey for both sides, with few clear-cut chances of note being created as the enormity of the occasion may have affected the players on the pitch.

However, just 15 seconds into the second half, there was drama as Nantes were awarded a penalty. Nice midfielder Hicham Boudaoui was judged to have handled the ball in the box by match official Stephanie Frappart.

⏱𝟒𝟓+𝟏'

𝗖'𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 !

Les deux équipes se quittent dos à dos au terme de ce premier acte !

Tout reste à faire ! 👊🟨🟩#CDF I #OGCNFCN 0-0 I #OnEstNantes pic.twitter.com/jk0MCYbk9A

— FC Nantes (@FCNantes) May 7, 2022

⏱𝟒𝟕'

𝗟𝘂𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼𝗼 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗦 ! ⚽🎯

Booooooooom ! #CDF I #OGCNFCN 0-1 I #OnEstNantes pic.twitter.com/ubIM580TXx

— FC Nantes (@FCNantes) May 7, 2022

⏱𝟗𝟎+𝟓'

C'est terminééééééééé !

𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟗, 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎…

𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 ! 🏆

𝘓𝘦 𝘍𝘊 𝘕𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘢 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘦 𝘥𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 !#CDF I #OGCNFCN 0-1 I #OnEstNantes pic.twitter.com/wpWhpB3c1S

— FC Nantes (@FCNantes) May 7, 2022

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Nantes striker Ludovic Blas made no mistake from the spot-kick, as the forward smashed his penalty into the top corner beyond Marcin Bulka in the Nice goal to give Les Canaris the advantage with his 14th goal of the season.

Nice then had back-to-back chances midway through the second half to level the game, as Amine Gouiri’s low shot was kept out by Nantes goalkeeper Alban Lafont with a diving save. The follow-up from Andy Delort was then cleared off the line by defender Andrei Girotto.

Les Canaris held on in the dying moments to secure another famous night in their 79-year history – as tempers flared in the dying seconds.