Soccer-Monaco let two-goal lead slip at Sochaux

PARIS, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Monaco trailed Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain by two points after they wasted a two-goal lead in a disappointing 2-2 draw at lowly Sochaux on Sunday. Yannick Ferreira Carrasco had put Claudio Ranieri's side 2-0 up after 10 minutes, but Sochaux, in coach Herve Renard's first game in charge, fought back after the break with goals by Cedric Bakambu and Joseph Lopy. Monaco have 22 points from 10 games to PSG's 24 after the French champions hammered Bastia 4-0 at home on Saturday. Sochaux, who had lost six of their nine opening games in Ligue 1, remained second from bottom on six points. Monaco got off to a great start, with Ferreira latching on to a Marcel Tisserand cross in the fifth minute and doubling the tally five minutes later by firing past Simon Pouplin after intercepting a poor back pass by Carlao. Sochaux stepped up a gear after the interval and striker Bakambu reduced the arrears with a powerful header 11 minutes into the second half. Thirteen minutes later, Lopy equalised with a header at the far post from Rafael Dias's corner kick. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Clare Fallon)