Sochaux end Monceau´s fairy-tale run


Written by: AFP
2007-04-18 00:27:14

FC Montceau les Mines´s midfielder Andy Dahmani(L) fights for the ball with Sochaux´s midfielder Moumouni Dagano in Gueugnon, during their French cup semi final football match. Sochaux won 2-0.
  FC Montceau les Mines´s midfielder Andy Dahmani(L) fights for the ball with Sochaux´s midfielder Moumouni Dagano in Gueugnon, during their French cup semi final football match. Sochaux won 2-0.
GUEUGNON, France (AFP) - Two extra-time goals from Sebastien Grax et Jerome Leroy ended the dream run of fourth division Montceau in the French Cup here on Tuesday.

The part-time outfit battled gamely for 90 minutes, holding their first division opponents to a scoreless draw before finally succumbing in additional time.

Sochaux did not take their opponents lightly but it took them until the fifth minute of extra-time to get the goal their play deserved.

Grax finished along the ground after a cross from the left by Julien Quercia and the first division side, who currently sit fourth in the table, ended the game on 112 minutes, Leroy finishing off another cross from Quercia, this time from the right.

Sochaux will now face either Marseille or Nantes, who clash in the second semi-final on Wednesday, in the final as they attempt to win the competition for the first time in 70 years.



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