Ivorian Ligue 1: Stade d’Abidjan beat SOL FC in a thriller

Stade d’Abidjan secured a spectacular victory over SOL FC (6–5) on Thursday 15 October, in a rescheduled fixture from Matchday 2 of the Ivorian league.

The visitors got off to a flying start. Romaric Dognimin Ouattara opened the scoring in the 7th minute, before Alassane Coulibaly doubled the lead in the 13th. Siaka Bamba pulled one back for SOL in the 28th minute (1–2), but Gole Privat Djessan Bi (34th) and Samaké Nzé Bagnama (40th) extended Stade d’Abidjan’s lead once again (1–4).

The home side fought back before the break. Michel N’Guessan scored a brace in first-half stoppage time (45’+1 and 45’+3) to bring the score to 3–4 at half-time.

The goal-fest continued after the break. N’Guessan found the net again in the 51st minute to equalise (4–4), but Djessan Bi restored Stade d’Abidjan’s lead in the 53rd minute (4–5). In the 81st minute, N’Guessan equalised once more for SOL (5–5), taking his tally for the evening to four.

However, it was Stade d’Abidjan who had the final say. Samaké Nzé Bagnama, who scored twice, found the net in the 90th+3 to secure victory for his side (5–6).