Victorious in a hundredth derby marked by this tasty strike from Dimitri Payet (1-0), Christophe Galtier, by no means satisfied, intended to iron out the dishes on the occasion of this 108th edition of a match with such a particular taste. The Saint-Etienne coach had prepared his case well. On the menu: three-way defense, very dense midfield and at the forefront, two solid points of support called to provide depth. You add two pistons 100% invested and determined to block the corridors and look high for their counterparts and you obtain an explosive cocktail likely not only to thwart the opposing designs but also to spice up the evening with some well-executed transitions. . “Galette” also wanted to surf on the words spoken by supporters boarding the bus departing from L'Étrat, inviting their favorites to show audacity, courage, not to give up on the confrontation. At Gerland, an hour before kick-off, Frédéric Émile, team manager of ASSE, had placed around fifteen green jerseys on the sidelines. Everything was in place to conclude with an exploit a month of March that began under the best auspices and a princely victory at the expense of AS Monaco (2-0).
The two Olympics left behind
The Greens had a great match, tactically, technically, in self-sacrifice, self-sacrifice and efficiency. Like Mevlut Erding, opening the score after having, a week earlier, struck twice against Sochaux, his training club (3-1) and Max-Alain Gradel victoriously and calmly recovering a pushed ball by Anthony Lopes. The brilliant Ivorian striker had just given the advantage back to the Stéphanois who were joined for a time on a volley from Alexandre Lacazette. A definitive advantage this time. The Lyonnais, throwing all their strength into the battle, will not come back to match the Ligériens, thus consolidating their fourth place and pushing back Lyon and Marseille, relegated six and nine lengths respectively. Christophe Galtier and his group, certainly, knew the recipe to make the Green People proud and offer them the delicate aroma of European evenings.
Sunday March 30, 2014
In Lyon (Stade Gerland), AS Saint-Étienne beats Olympique Lyonnais: 2-1 (1-1).
Referee: Ruddy Buquet; 36,822 spectators.
But pour Lyon : Lacazette (39e).
Goals for Saint-Étienne: Erding (28th), Gradel (74th).
Warning in Lyon: Mvuemba (45th+1).
Warnings in Saint-Étienne: Trémoulinas (12th), Cohade (41st), Brandao (70th).
LYON. Lopes – Tolisso, B. Cone, Gonalons (cap.), Bedimo – Malbranque (Danic, 78th), J. Ferri, Gourcuff (Briand, 46th), Mvuemba – Lacazette (Njie, 89th), B. Gomis. Coach : Rémi Garde.
ASSE. Ruffier – Zouma, Bayal Sall, Perrin (cap.) – Clerc, Lemoine, Cohade (Diomandé, 89th), J. Guilavogui, Trémoulinas – Erding (Gradel, 67th), Brandao. Coach: Christophe Galtier.
