Thursday, 5th December, 2013
It is not often that a team like Evian TG manage to end Paris Saint-Germain's 26-game unbeaten run but coach Pascal Dupraz is already thinking of survival despite the historic achievement.
PSG had looked dangerous almost throughout the game at the Parc des Sports d'Annecy, but two late goals brought their superb run to an end.
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Clarck N'Sikulu and Modou Sougou struck on 75 and 87 minutes respectively to give 15th-placed Evian the three points and a vital boost to their survival prospects.
The match was not without its nerves for Dupraz, who told L'Equipe: "I trembled throughout the game. It is never assured when we play against PSG.
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"We have a group of players that are very elusive – capable of nothingness and good productions like tonight.
"It was a match that warms my heart towards all our supporters. I thank them for their encouragement. I will tell them that we still have other games by the end of the year and we need them.
"The next match is against Reims, and it will be worth its weight if they could come and support us. It would be a good thing."
For PSG boss Laurent Blanc, the laments came around the statistics around their attempts and that Evian had only managed their first shot on goal after the hour mark.
"We can say that this was a game of missed opportunities, if we analyse the whole thing," Blanc said. "We can have regrets about the defeat as we should have opened the scoring.
"The second half was very pale as we did not create much and what had to happen, happened."
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