Despite being the better
side in the first half, Strasbourg conceded a goal but
managed to end the game against Sochaux in a 1-1 draw.
The result won't help the struggling side as Troyes
won their match and the points difference between the
two sides became seven points.
Despite the good display in the first half, Strasbourg
were extremely unlucky not to score in the 45 minutes.
They got many chances but Sochaux' goalkeeper managed
to keep his net clean. In addition to this, the foot
of the post denied a goal for Strasbourg in the first
half and a few attempts went just wide as well.
In the 2nd half, the homeside looked more dangerous
and Strasbourg couldn't create many chances. They even
managed to take the lead via Ilan who scored from a
powerful strike in the 78th minute.
Just four minutes before the final whsitle, Strasbourg
scored from a powerful shot by Farnerud who hit the
ball from outside the box to hit the hand of the goalkeeper
and fall into the back of the net.
In the final minutes, Strasbourg tried to score the
winner but it was already late and the game ended in
a draw.
It should be noted that only Hosni Abd Rabboh played the game
while Abo Mosallam watched the action from the subs bench.
Hosni did well throught the game and had a close chance to
score from a powerful shot but his shot went over the bar.
With this result and Troyes' 3-0 win over Ajaccio, relegation
became reality for Strasbourg who are still behind Troyes
by seven points and both sides have only three more matches
in the competition.
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