SOCHAUX LATE SHOW
Sochaux grabbed two late goals to come from behind and beat Toulouse.
The hosts led the game more than 70 minutes after Laurent Batlles' seventh-minute opener, but goals from Weldon Santos and Mevlut Erding in the closing stages turned the game on its head.
Sochaux actually thought they had taken the lead in the fifth minute when Araujo Ilan found the net, but his effort was ruled out for offside.
Two minutes later then were behind. Alexandre Bonnet's cross found Batlles who beat Sochaux goalkeeper Teddy Richert with a goal into the left-hand corner of the goal.
Richert then pulled off a superb save to prevent Daniel Moreira from doubling the lead.
Moreira tried his luck again but struck the crossbar in the 21st minute.
Moments later, Sochaux's Julien Quercia was desperately unlucky to see his 40-yard effort also come back off the bar.
Toulouse continued to seek a second goal in the second half, and Guiranne N'daw did well to block Francileudo Santos' shot in the 48th minute.
In the 65th minuet, Albin Ebondo tried his luck with a long-range effort but it sailed over the crossbar.
Toulouse were then made to pay for their misses as Sochaux grabbed two quick goals.
The first came in the 79th minute when N'Daw's pass found Weldon inside the area and he was able to slot the ball past Toulouse goalkeeper Nicolas Douchez.
The winner then came in the 89th minute as Erding latched onto the a long ball forward from the defence to beat Douchez.
[ 7:58 AM ] [ May. 16, 2006 ]
