FC Sochaux and Paris FC neutralized each other in a very bumpy clash between contenders for the rise which ended in a 0-0 draw, at the end of the 1st day of Ligue 2 on Monday at the Bonal stadium.
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A few months after their confrontation in the pre-accession play-off for the elite, won by the Sochaliens (2-1) at the Charléty stadium, the reunion between the two teams was not so exciting.
Blame it on defenses that have taken precedence over attacks.
The watchword at Sochaux was to “
start the season with a victory
”.
The Parisians thwarted these plans.
And yet, Olivier Guégan for his first official match had chosen to launch four of his summer reinforcements (the defensive Agouzoul, Armougom and Ozornwafor, as well as the offensive Cissoko).
The Lionceaux stumbled on a curled up defense of the PFC which bent without breaking and finished the match at 9 after the exclusions of Mankoudi (37) and Lopez (90 + 1).
It was the Sochaliens who lit the first fuse on an error by goalkeeper Filipovic who attempted a hazardous dribble on Cissoko, who shifted Mauricio whose low shot slightly flew the frame (2nd).
After this hot alert, Thierry Laurey's men came out of their lethargy and were able to worry the Sochaux rearguard, albeit sporadically, the big opportunity being to the credit of Dory (10th).
The exit of Captain Mandouki, sanctioned for an uncontrolled tackle on Mauricio, weakened the PFC team block and exposed it to attacks from the Cubs.
Which allowed Cissoko, again him, to send a shiver through the spans of Bonal by heading a tense cross, but the ball hit the crossbar (42nd).
Cissoko believed to give the advantage to his people, but his goal was logically invalidated for offside to the chagrin of the 11,000 Sochaux supporters (54th).
The Sochaliens will travel to Grenoble on Saturday, while Paris FC will challenge Quevilly-Rouen.
