An Early Goal, Then a Let-Off From the Spot
Quick start for Sochaux at Stade Auguste-Bonal. 14th minute, Boubacar Fofana finds the net, home side ahead. Held onto that lead the rest of the way — barely, and only after a scare from twelve yards not long after.
20th minute, Guingamp get a penalty. Could’ve leveled it right there. Samy Baghdadi steps up, misses. Sochaux still 1-0 up at the break. That’s the kind of moment that decides games, and this time it broke the right way for the home side.
A Cagey Second Half Without Further Goals
Neither team scored again after the restart, even with both sides making changes trying to force it. Guingamp threw on fresh legs — Koffi, Samoura, Ahile, a few others — chasing an equalizer that never came. Sochaux made their own swaps just to see the game out. Handful of yellow cards along the way, including one for Guingamp sub Jasser Chamakh right at the death, but nobody found the net again. Sochaux held on.
What It Means Next
Solid early result for Sochaux in Ligue 2 — first win of the season after a shaky start. Costly one for Guingamp, though. That missed penalty is going to sting given how close the rest of the match actually was. Both sides move on to the next round now as the season starts taking shape.
Match Summary
Sochaux 1-0 Guingamp Ligue 2 — Stade Auguste-Bonal, Montbéliard, France Friday, 21 August 2026
Goal: 14′ Boubacar Fofana (Sochaux) 1-0
Missed penalty: Samy Baghdadi (Guingamp), 20′
Result: Sochaux beat Guingamp 1-0, holding on despite a missed penalty from the visitors.
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