There is plenty of football kicking off around Europe and one Ladbrokes punter will be very happy the Coupe de la Ligue is underway in France, hitting an eight-leg multi at odds of $91.51. This Legendary Land involved a $500 outlay and a return of a remarkable $45,757. With half of the fixtures being decided by just one goal, our punter surely endured a nervous morning watching the results come in.
In the first fixture on our list, Ligue 2 leaders Metz were pushed all the way by fifth placed Grenoble Foot 36. The home side lead after a 17th minute goal however Metz managed to level in the 71st before a dramatic winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Le Havre had a significantly easier time against third tier side Bourg-en-Bresse with Jamal Thiare scoring a double to guide them home and progress to the next round.
Clermont Foot cruised to a 3-0 win over Laval to end a three game winless run to start their season with Mathias Pereira Lage the star man with a brace coming either side of half time. Chateauroux sprung a minor upset in their all Ligue 2 clash with Niort considering their early league positions. The 16th placed side took full advantage of playing at home and sored early to defeat their 6th placed opponents.
Five legs down and number six looked comfortable based on the final score but AJ Auxerre were only put two clear thanks to a stoppage time insurance goal from Nathan Bizet as they defeated GFC Ajaccio 3-1. Daniel Mancini was the difference early on as he scored late in the first half before Ajaccio levelled in stoppage time before he was on the spot again early in the second half.
It looked like it would be a 0-0 in the match between Tours and RC Lens with the scores level as the clock ticked over to 90 minutes but Modibo Sagnan ended the game in the 93rd minute with a miraculous winner. For the eighth and final leg Mons Boassouamina scored in the first minute for AS Nancy Lorraine and that was all the scorekeeper had to worry about as they held out for a win by that solitary goal and perhaps more importantly, sealed our punters Legendary Land.
What started off as a $500 multi on the French League Cup brought on a return of over $45000 for one punter for this Legendary Land that will be celebrated for a while.
