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Tours knock in-form Angers out of the Coupe de la Ligue

Ligue 1 surprise package Angers were knocked out of the Coupe de la Ligue after losing 1-0 second-division Tours on Tuesday night.

Luca Miracoli scored the decisive goal in the 51st minute as Angers, the promoted side who have started the top-flight season in impressive fashion and lie second behind Paris Saint-Germain, went out of the competition at the third-round stage.

At the Stade Armand Cesari, Rennes won their all-Ligue 1 clash against Bastia 1-0 thanks to Abdoulaye Doucoure's 59th-minute goal.

In Tuesday's other match, Evian Thonon Gaillard defeated Stade Laval in a penalty shoot-out.

The match finished at 1-1 after 90 minutes thanks to strikes from Stade Laval's Julien Viale and Evian's Gustavo Campanharo.

In extra-time, Adrien Monfray pulled Laval clear before Kevin Hoggas once again equalised for the home team, before Stade Laval won 5-4 in the shoot-out.