Cameroon goalkeeper Simon Ngapandouetnbu delivered a decisive clean sheet as Montpellier won at Rodez (0-2). MHSC make it two wins in a row and stay right on the heels of leaders AS Saint-Étienne.
Montpellier HSC claimed an authoritative win on the pitch at Rodez (0-2) in the final match of Ligue 2 matchday 9 at the Stade Paul-Lignon, according to AfricaFoot and Orange Sports. MHSC kept their goal intact, thanks in particular to their Cameroon international goalkeeper.
Simon Ngapandouetnbu, the Montpellier goalkeeper, was the hero of the match as he produced save after decisive save, according to AfricaFoot and CamFoot. That huge clean sheet allowed his side to make it two consecutive league wins.
A clean sheet that carries real weight
Against Rodez, Simon Ngapandouetnbu produced save after save to keep his goal intact, according to AfricaFoot. A performance that illustrates his rise on the French stage. Trained at Olympique de Marseille, he was later loaned or transferred to Montpellier, recalls AllezPaillade.
The duel between the goalkeepers pitted two of Ligue 2’s most prominent shot-stoppers against each other: Ngapandouetnbu and Quentin Braat, the Rodez goalkeeper, highlights Centre Presse Aveyron. Braat, who recently signed a contract extension, could not prevent his side’s defeat. Ngapandouetnbu made no secret of his motivation: “I’m motivated when I come up against a goalkeeper like Quentin Braat,” he told AllezPaillade.com.
His repeated performances in Ligue 2 strengthen his place in the goalkeeping pecking order for Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions, according to CamFoot.
Momentum restored
This win follows the one secured against Grenoble on the previous matchday. MHSC therefore make it two league wins in a row. According to CamFoot, Montpellier thus stay right on the heels of the Ligue 2 leaders, AS Saint-Étienne.
For Rodez, the defeat is frustrating: the Aveyron club suffered a home loss despite the recent contract extension of their goalkeeper Quentin Braat, reports Centre Presse Aveyron.
Montpellier set their sights on the summit
The next matchday will offer MHSC a new test: the Hérault side will face a team from the leading pack, with the ambition of challenging AS Saint-Étienne for first place.