Match summary
Nancy beat Sochaux 1-0.
Zakaria Fdaouch put Nancy ahead in the 74th minute.
Nancy and Sochaux shared 50 percent possession each in their Ligue 2 matchday 12 fixture, which ended in a 1-0 victory for the hosts. Nancy recorded 9 shots with 4 on target, while Sochaux registered 8 shots and 2 on target. Both teams managed 443 and 449 passes respectively, accompanied by 74 attacks for Nancy and 106 for Sochaux. Discipline was a significant factor throughout the contest, as the referee issued 4 yellow cards and 1 red card to Nancy alongside 3 yellow cards for Sochaux, while both sides accumulated 11 tackles.
The first half passed without goals despite early attempts from Ilyes Housni, Nehemiah Fernandez, and Louicius Don Deedson. Disciplinary trouble escalated quickly when Nancy received yellow cards for Nehemiah Fernandez in the 18th minute and Enzo Tacafred in the 19th minute, with Tacafred receiving a second yellow card and subsequent red card in the 35th minute. Following multiple substitutions from both sides, Zakaria Fdaouch scored the decisive goal for Nancy in the 74th minute with a right foot shot to make it 1-0. Dylan Tavares picked up a late yellow card for Sochaux in the 90+5th minute.