Stade Brestois got scared of ASSE. Despite 3 goals ahead of the locker room, Saint-Étienne was not far from the refit but ended up losing logically (3-2). A great operation for the Stade Brestois, which is giving itself some air and plunging ASSE even further into the crisis.
Saint-Etienne sank again in Brest on Sunday (3-2), recording its 8th defeat in nine league games and getting closer and closer to the relegation zone, after a lively match despite the cold and gusts of storm Dennis .
The Greens are in the last four of the Coupe de France but with this shipwreck, they point to 16th place in Ligue 1, two points from the barragiste Dijon, while Brest, 13th, gives the air with seven lengths d ‘advanced. At the Francis-Le Blé stadium, it was the Brestois who gradually established their domination, taking advantage of a certain feverishness in the defense of the Greens.
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Paul Lasne opened the mark of a good recovery on a center by Samuel Grandsir, after a great collective action by the Bretons (1-0, 20 ’). Then Gaëtan Charbonnier continued by taking over a center from Romain Perraud (2-0, 38 ’). And Irvin Cardona hit the nail on a solo block, resisting the return of William Saliba and erasing goalkeeper Stéphane Ruffier (3-0, 43 ’). At 3-0, the Greens were groggy and Charbonnier had the opportunity to kill the match just before the break but his shot went just over the goal.
Harangued by their coach Claude Puel, the Stéphanois rebelled and obtained a penalty for a hand of Chardonnet in the area, transformed by Denis Bouanga (3-1, 54 ’). Then, while still allowing the Brestois to create several clear opportunities, the Greens once again reduced the score thanks to a powerful low shot from Loïs Diony, who entered after the break (3-2, 69 ’). They continued to push, but the Brest residents resisted, under the “Go red ones!” from an enthusiastic audience. The Greens, for their part, are very lackluster and what follows promises to be difficult with the visit next week to Reims, better defense of L1, then the derby in Lyon … The crisis is brewing in Saint-Etienne.