Unheard of, unexpected, incredible, miraculous … The FCSM supporter does not know how to qualify the result of his heart team this Saturday in Bastia 2 everywhere during the 18th day of Ligue 2. It must be said that the “comeback” of the Sochaliens, led 2-0 at the break, leaves him in a mishmash of emotions as strong as they are contradictory. How could Omar Daf’s team have been so close to their crampons in the first period and then metamorphosed to logically equalize, and even regret not having won? Sochaux got scared, got away with it but the level of play leaves something to be desired over the duration of a meeting. It goes down to 5th place, overtaken by Auxerre and Paris FC, winners respectively in Dunkirk (0-2) and Valenciennes (1-4).
A first Bastia goal offside
FCSM should have opened the scoring but Do Couto harvest a 4 against 1 by choosing to shoot instead of serving Weissbeck, who is in a better position. The luck has just passed, Sporting takes advantage of it, with the help of the referee M. Petit, who validates a shot deflected by Christophe Vincent, clearly beyond the last defenders and even the Sochaux goalkeeper. Sochaux protests in vain, the damage is done, and Saadi, with his head, drives the point home 6 minutes later (35th) “We missed our first half” admits Omar Daf.
Kalulu and Ndiaye as finishers
Fortunately, Sochaux sounds the revolt after the break. Corn Aldo Kalulu misses a penalty, sending the ball across the crossbar. It is only part postponed for the Sochaux striker, launched in depth (finally !!) to go and adjust the Corsican goalkeeper.‘a superb cross strike at the 79th ! Hope is reborn in the yellow and blue ranks, and it will come true in the 87th minute with a shot from Rassoul Ndiaye who deceives, (thank you the bounce of a bumpy lawn) the island keeper. No better gift on the 20th anniversary of the young Sochaux midfielder.
The character but a game too inconstant
And the FCSM therefore avoids the worst, snatches an unexpected draw. “It’s a logical sharing of points because each team had their half-time. We miss our first period, but we are above in the second, we can even win, hence this feeling mixed but I congratulate the players for this strength of character because it is not easy to come back here to Bastia, with such a scenario, it is a good point “ Omar Daf concludes. A good point, certainly, but if his strength of character still saves Sochaux in this match, it alone will not be enough to compete over time with the very best in this championship.