MONTBéLIARD. Sochaux tops Nancy 1-0 after R. Ndiaye scored just 1 goal (36′).
B. Valette received a red card (88′). This red card was one of the reason why Nancy lost the match.
The match was played at the Stade Auguste-Bonal stadium in Montbéliard on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Guillaume Paradis assisted by Bertrand Corcuff and Frédéric Hebrard. The 4th official was Guillaume Janin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.4 degrees Celsius or 39.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sochaux was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Nancy that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Nancy was more pushing with 73 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Sochaux succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Sochaux shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nancy shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Sochaux received 2 yellow cards (T. Mauricio and A. Ndour). Talking about the opposition, Nancy received 1 yellow card (A. Cartier).
Also, Nancy didn’t end the match with 11 players after B. Valette (Nancy) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (88′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Sochaux will have 57 points to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, Nancy will stay with 23 points to remain in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 2, Sochaux will play away against Nîmes on the 16th of April with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Sochaux (2 draws).
Nancy will host Niort on the 16th of April with a 3-3 head to head record.
Sochaux – Formation
Sochaux
79'
45'
36'
Sochaux started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Omar Daf decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Sochaux made 4 changes: S. Ambri for Teixeira Maxime (70′), R. Ndiaye for Y. Kaabouni (71′), T. Mauricio for A. Virginius (79′) and A. Kalulu for Y. Kitala (80′).
Nancy – Formation
Nancy
88'
Nancy started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Albert Cartier played with: .
Substitutions
Nancy made 5 changes: R. Latouchent for S. Karamoko (73′), N. El Aynaoui for W. Bondo (75′), M. Thiam for L. Cisse (75′), M. Biron for A. Francke (78′) and A. Francke for M. C. Giagnorio (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Quevilly Rouen – Rodez – 2-0
- Sochaux – Nancy – 1-0
- Le Havre – Dunkerque – 2-1
- Guingamp – Toulouse – 2-4
- Grenoble Foot 38 – Caen – 0-2
- Niort – Nîmes – 0-0
- Auxerre – Valenciennes – 1-0
- Amiens SC – Bastia – 0-0
- Ajaccio – Pau – 2-1
