Paris Saint-Germain edges Nantes U19 in Coupe Gambardella thriller

NANTES, France (Interstat) — Paris Saint-Germain FC defeated Nantes U19 3-2 on Sunday at Stade Marcel-Saupin in a Coupe Gambardella quarterfinal, rallying behind a 89th-minute goal from substitute Toumani Diagouraga.

Loan Merrifield opened the scoring in the third minute, but Nantes answered with goals by substitutes Pierre Mounguengue in the 12th minute and Mathis Jangeal in the 19th. Joshua Dago leveled for PSG just before halftime in first-half stoppage time.

Diagouraga’s late winner secured the victory. Merrifield also recorded an assist, and Yanis Mboah and Edem Ghalleb each contributed assists. Gitangijilo Muholo Kufingila received a yellow card and later a red card in the sixth minute of stoppage time.

Yellow cards were issued to Merrifield, Ghalleb, Mboah and Stéphane Moreau.

PSG improved to 4-0 in the competition and 9-2-2 overall. Nantes fell to 2-1 in the cup and 20-4-7 across all competitions.