(MENAFN- Gulf Times) French second-division strugglers Sochaux stunned Monaco 2-1 in the last 16 of the French Cup on Tuesday, while Gazelec Ajaccio avoided an upset at amateurs Saint-Malo.
Sochaux are facing the prospect of relegation to France's third tier for the first time in club history, but the Ligue 2 side grabbed a 19th-minute lead through Florian Martin at the Stade Auguste Bonal.
Tiemoue Bakayoko steered in a header shortly before half-time to bring Monaco back level, but Hadi Sacko, on loan from Sporting Lisbon, drilled a 54th-minute strike beyond Paul Nardi to send Sochaux into the quarter-finals.
Gazelec Ajaccio claimed a 2-1 victory away to fourth-tier Saint-Malo, but the Ligue 1 side had to come from behind after Steven Creac'h put the hosts in front at Guingamp's Stade du Roudourou.
However, second-half goals from Kevin Mayi and Khalid Boutaib sent the Corsican outfit into the last eight, with fifth-tier Granville joining them following a 1-0 extra-time victory over second-division Bourg-en-Bresse.
Results
Sochaux 2 (Martin 19, Sacko 54) Monaco 1 (Bakayoko 38)
Saint-Malo 1 (Creac'h 33) Gazelec Ajaccio 2 (Mayi 61, Boutaib 78)
Granville 1 (Untereiner 98) Bourg-en-Bresse 0 - aet
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