Nancy vs. Sochaux

On Saturday, Sept. 26th, Jon and I took a 35 minute train ride to Nancy to see a Ligue 1 match between Nancy and Sochaux. I didn't plan a big trip this weekend because I had devoted time to my midterms during the week. The soccer match, was a good chance to see U.S. men's national team player Charlie Davies on his club team Sochaux. The crowd was much larger than the Metz crowd a few weeks ago, but still nowhere near as imposing as the Manchester City crowd. I tried making noise for Charlie a little bit, but the hardcore Nancy fan section was in full song most of the game, with their team up 1-0, then 2-0. Sochaux had the majority of the possession, but couldn't penetrate into the penalty area. Davies had one wide-open chance where he was one-on-one with the keeper, took a wide touch around him and had the ball poked away by a defender. Sochaux got 1 back late in the game, to make it interesting, but the score ended 2-1. These games are cheap - with a student price, we paid 10 euros. For highlights, click here.