Eight-man Nancy survive Cup siege at Troyes

Second-division Nancy had three players sent off but still hung on to beat Ligue 1 Troyes on penalties in the French Cup last 64 on Saturday.

Nancy, bottom of Ligue 2, collected their first yellow card when defender Souleymane Karamoko was booked after seven minutes.

Maxime Nonnenmacher followed after 30 minutes and the 19-year-old midfielder collected a second two minutes later when he was late in a tackle on Brandon Domingues.

Nancy conceded just before halftime after Edmond Akichi brought down Suk Hyun-Jun at a corner. Akichi received a yellow card.

Domingues sent the goalkeeper the wrong way from the spot.

But the 10 men hit back when Andrew Jung deflected home a free-kick in the 75th minute.

A minute later Saliou Ciss was shown a straight red card.

Karamoko finished the game as he had started it, collecting a second yellow card deep into added time, leaving Nancy to play a few seconds three-men down before the game ended 1-1.

They won the shootout 4-2 to advance.

The four other early matches obeyed the logic of league position.

Toulouse, second in Ligue 2, beat Nimes, eight places below them 4-1.

Second division Bastia beat fifth-division amateurs Hauts Lyonnais 3-1.

In matches between two amateur clubs, the team in the higher division won both as Versailles beat Sarre-Union 1-0 and Vitre edged AS Panazol on penalties.