The 11,000 spectators at the Bonal stadium certainly witnessed a small miracle this Saturday evening. The FCSM snatched the point of the draw in extremis against Quevilly-Rouen Métropole (2-2) on behalf of the 13th day of Ligue 2. The Yellow and Blue can consider themselves very happy to have equalized at the last minute on a more than generous penalty, transformed by striker Ibrahim Sissoko who had already scored a first penalty to return to 1 everywhere. The FCSM is therefore doing very well by avoiding the defeat of nothing. Always on the podium, 2nd provisionally, (and potentially 3rd if Le Havre does not lose against Metz on Monday evening) but with only one success in his last four games, Olivier Guégan’s team is still clearly marking time.
Quevilly above…
Never this season, Sochaux has been jostled in this way at Bonal. Quevilly really thwarted the Yellow and Blue. Tactically, physically, and technically, the Normans were impressive. By leading the score twice, and being joined on a more than generous penalty at the very last minute, Olivier Echouafni, the coach of QRM and ex-coach of FCSM, could only be disgusted “I want to say that it’s miraculous for Sochaux, we were diligent, serious, we deserved to win unfortunately a decision was against us at the end of the match” allusion to the penalty whistled for Sochaux on an alleged fault by the Norman goalkeeper on Hermann Tebily (on the images, the doorman Lemaître does not seem to touch the Franc-Comtois striker).
… and Sochaux below
Sochaux were not at their best. Without an idea in attack, “We came across a well-grouped team behind, who played very well on the counterattacks, in quick attacks, and we didn’t know how to hurt them, we didn’t have any frank actions, we suffered so in view of the match, we are happy with this point” analyzes Tony Mauricio, the Sochaux midfielder. His coach, OIivier Guégan also recognized the bad game of his team “We lacked a lot of things, connection between us, between the lines, intelligence at times because we opened up a lot (like on the 2nd goal with a counter behind the two side defenders mounted too high after Doumbia’s full-axis ball loss). We have to do better, maybe some players are dull, but we have the merit of coming back twice, and pulling off a draw in the 94th minute, that’s important, it’s only a point, but it’s a point that counts” concludes the Sochaux coach, aware that his team has not been so dashing for a few meetings. Sochaux is going through a difficult period, we just have to hope that it does not drag on.
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