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The Harambee Stars defender missed the decisive penalty to knock Stade Reims out of the Coupe de France
It was agony for Joseph Okumu as he missed Reims’ fifth and final penalty to crash the Ligue 1 outfit out of the Coupe de France against Socheaux and dash their hopes of bagging some silverware this season.
Okumu did have a solid outing during regulation time but after both sides drew 2-2, the game would have to be decided on penalties.
The Kenyan defender got to net the decisive penalty but missed to dash Reims’ chances of winning 1.5 million Euros (Ksh 261 million) cash price and a chance to qualify for next season’s UEFA Europa League through the cup.
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Reims scored the first goal in the sixth minute from a corner kick which was won after good combination play between Mohamed Daramy and Thibault De Smet ended up in the latter hitting a ball that was deflected wide.
From the resulting corner, Daramy found Emmanuel Agbadou who headed the ball into the back of the net.
The Red and White were unable to hold on to their lead as in the 21st minute, Socheaux would equalize through Diego Michel after being set up well by Noah Fatar with a deft cross.
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Socheaux went ahead in the 45th minute from a penalty awarded by referee Ben El Hadj after Agbadou brought down Alex Daho in the box before the number seven slotted it home.
After the break, Will Still's men sought to get back on track. Mohamed Daramy charged but saw his shot blocked just before Teddy Teuma made amends on the rebound with a low shot into the back of the net.
Both sides then had a couple of attempts to go ahead but failed to take them and in the end, the match would have to be decided on penalties.
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Reims missed their first penalty by Teuma, but Socheaux also missed their attempt by Dimitri Lienard and after the opening 10 penalties, it was 4-4 to either side.
During sudden death, Thomas Fontaine scored his, but Joseph Okumu smashed his attempt against the bar to bring their cup contention to an end.
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