MONTBéLIARD. Sochaux annihilates Laval 4-1 with goals of G. Weissbeck (45′), M. Doumbia (72′), T. Mauricio (81′) and Teixeira Maxime (83′). On the other side, Laval scored with J. Maggiotti (29′). Sochaux was surely superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stade Auguste-Bonal stadium in Montbéliard on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was William Toulliou who was helped by Mohamed Benkemouche and Djemel Zitouni. The 4th official was Simon Amzallag. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.3 degrees Celsius or 64.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Sochaux had a strong ball possession 69% while Laval was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sochaux was more pushing with 124 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sochaux won the match.
Sochaux shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Laval shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Sochaux received 2 yellow cards (M. Doumbia and Teixeira Maxime). On the other side, Laval received 2 yellow cards (Y. Balde and Y. N’Chobi).
Also, Laval didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Y. Balde (Laval) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (39′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sochaux will have 13 points to go up in the 3rd place. On the other side, Laval will stay with 7 points like Paris, Nîmes, Quevilly Rouen and Niort to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Laval will play away agasint Quevilly Rouen on the 17th of September with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Sochaux – Formation
Sochaux
89'
81'
45'
Sochaux started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Olivier Guégan decided to play with the following team: Maxence Prévot , Julien Faussurier , Ismaël Aaneba , Saad Agouzoul , Abdallah Ndour , Franck Kanouté , Tony Mauricio , Gaetan Weissbeck , Rassoul Ndiaye , Moussa Doumbia and Aldo Kalulu .
The home team had on the bench: Maxime Do Couto , Yoël Armougom, Skelly Alvero, Roli Pereira de Sa, Mehdi Jeannin, Valentine Ozornwafor and Ibrahim Sissoko .
Substitutions
Sochaux made 5 changes: R. Ndiaye for I. Sissoko (60′), A. Kalulu for Teixeira Maxime (70′), M. Doumbia for R. Perreira de Sa (88′), G. Weissbeck for S. Alvero (88′) and A. Ndour for Y. Armougom (89′).
Best player: Tony Mauricio
The most impressive player for Sochaux was Tony Mauricio.
His rating is with 1 goal, 47 passes (85% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 9 crosses.
Laval – Formation
Laval
39'
Laval started with a 3-5-1-1 line-up (3-5-1-1).
Olivier Frapolli played with: Alexis Sauvage , Yasser Balde , Yohan Tavares , Bryan Goncalves , Dembo Sylla , Jordan Adeoti , Jimmy Roye , Ryan Ferhaoui , Rémy Duterte , Julien Maggiotti and Zakaria Naidji .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Marvin Baudry, Kader N’Chobi , Kevin Perrot , Maxime Hautbois, Pape Djibril Diaw, Edson Seidou and Geoffray Durbant .
Substitutions
Laval made 5 changes: Z. Naidji for Y. N’Chobi (62′), J. Adeoti for G. Durbant (77′), D. Sylla for K. Perrot (77′), J. Maggiotti for E. Seidou (85′) and Y. Tavares for M. Baudry (85′).
Best player: Julien Maggiotti
The player that probably impressed the most for Laval was Julien Maggiotti.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (65% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 2.
- Le Havre – Caen – 2-1
- Bastia – Dijon – 1-0
- Amiens SC – Grenoble Foot 38 – 1-0
- Valenciennes – Nîmes – 3-2
- Sochaux – Laval – 4-1
- Metz – Annecy – 0-0
- Quevilly Rouen – Niort – 3-3
