The Belgian ASSE striker, Lucas Stassin, scored two goals and allowed his team to win this match. On the Lyon side, Tanner Tessman reduced the scoring.
AS Saint-Etienne won after an evening marked by an interruption of the meeting a few minutes before the break because of a projectile jet on one of the assistants of referee François Letexier.
With this victory, the Greens reached the same number of points as Le Havre (16th) with 27 points. Maintaining Ligue 1 is still possible for Eirik Horneland players.
For its part, OL is losing a loss in the race for qualifying places for the Champions League, going to 6th position.
A goal, a canceled red card and an interruption in the first period
Stéphanois and Lyonnais awaited this meeting impatiently. From the start of the match, the Greens displayed their ambitions. Served by Leo Petrot, Lucas Stassin opens the scoring of the head from the 10th minute (1-0) and puts his team in good position.
Brilliant in this match, the Belgian scorer almost left his partners in the 23rd minute after receiving a red card following a fault on Corentin Tolisso. After verification, the Var and the referee François Letexier decided to cancel the red card. This decision could arouse discussions.
The striking fact of the first act is the interruption of the match caused by a projectile launched on an assistant from the referee. After several minutes of waiting, the match resumed at 10:15 p.m.
Stassin ensures the victory of ASSE
Upon returning from the locker room, the two teams go back to blow to the Stéphanois field. Finally, it is the Greens who scored a second goal after the hour of play.
Found full axis, Lucas Stassin Lodge Le Ballon halfway up in the nets of Rémy Descamps (2-0, 67th). This goal guarantees ASSE victory despite the reduction of the score at the end of the match by Tanner Tessman (2-1, 76th).