ASSE faced Brest this Saturday afternoon at 5pm on the occasion of the 3rd day of the championship. A perilous trip for the Stéphanois in search of their first points since their return to Ligue 1. Opposite, a European team that was in the same situation as ASSE… Summary of the match.
Brest-ASSE: Summary of the first half
In the first minute, Brest gets a free kick that ends up in Gauthier Larsonneur’s area. The attentive Saint-Etienne goalkeeper catches the ball without difficulty after a Brest header. A new alert occurs in the second minute: a Brest incursion ends with a Brest strike that goes over Larsonneur’s crossbar.
In the 7th minute, Madhi Camara also worried the Saint-Étienne goalkeeper after a breakthrough on the left side, but his curling shot lacked the precision to deceive Larsonneur. Brest found spaces too easily and put a lot of pressure on Saint-Étienne, who struggled to keep the ball.
In the 9th minute, following a Brest corner, the ball was headed back to Camara who beat Larsonneur from close range. Brest led 1-0. The Greens seemed totally disoriented, losing the ball repeatedly and thus offering dangerous opportunities to their opponents.
In the 20th minute, an excellent cross from Cornu was not taken up by the Saint-Étienne attack, but this action showed all the potential of the new Saint-Étienne left-back, capable of sharp and precise crosses.
In the 30th minute, on a Brest cross, Lamine Fomba touches the ball with his hand, causing a penalty for Brest. Del Castillo converts it, making the score 2-0 for the Bretons after half an hour of play. Shortly afterwards, a contentious situation in the Brest area saw Sissoko hit and fall, but the referee did not flinch, and rightly so.
Well launched by Amougou, Cafaro manages to cross, but Aiki’s shot goes well over the Brest goal. Just before half-time, in the 45th minute, another controversial decision occurs when Amougou seems to touch the ball with his hand. However, the VAR shows that the ball first hit the young Saint-Etienne player’s knee before ending up on his arm. A sigh of relief for the Greens who return to the locker room with the score at 2-0 for Brest.
Brest-ASSE: Summary of the second half
The second half began as the first had ended, with Brest putting a lot of pressure on the Saint-Étienne goal. From the very first moments, Maçon made a nice run down the right side and managed to cross, but no Saint-Étienne player was there to take the offering.
In the 54th minute, Saint-Étienne narrowly escaped a perilous situation: Lamine Fomba, who committed a foul in midfield, narrowly escaped being sent off after an unsportsmanlike foul. The referee, aware of the consequences, ultimately decided not to show a second yellow card.
Saint-Étienne is suffering a lot and is struggling to be dangerous, while Brest is taking advantage of counter-attacks and set pieces to put the danger in front of the Saint-Étienne goal. The Greens are suffering and, in the 60th minute, the observation is alarming: Saint-Étienne has shot five times on goal, without any attempt being on target.
At the hour mark, an angry gesture by Jordan Amavi in the Brest area could have cost him dearly. After a fall, he threw his shoes in the direction of Sissoko. However, the VAR did not intervene, and Amavi escaped the red card.
In the 68th minute, an incursion by Romain Faivre on the right side gave Saint-Étienne the shivers, his cross crossing the goal line without being picked up by a Brest player.
With 20 minutes to go, the Greens finally start to show more pressure, creating a few opportunities in front of the Brest goal. The switch to 4-4-2, with the entry of Ibrahima Wadji in attack, seems to have brought more offensive density. Aïmen Moueffek, who replaced Lamine Fomba whose performance was execrable, brings more character to the midfield.
In the 77th minute, an involuntary handball by Wadji offers a well-placed free kick to Brest. The shot is low, Larsonneur is unable to control it, and Ajorque is on the lookout to push the ball into the back of the net, making the score 3-0.
The ordeal continued in the 81st minute: on a Brest cross, Pierre Cornud caused a penalty. Kenny Lala converted it, sealing the fate of the match with a final score of 4-0 in favor of Brest.
