For this meeting, Olivier Dall’Oglio makes four changes compared to the team which started during the humiliation suffered in Nice last week (8-0). Petrot replaces Cornud in defense, while the Saint-Etienne coach removes his captain Abdelhamid in favor of Nadé. The midfielder does not change with the triplet Amougou – Ekwah – Moueffek. Up front, Cafaro and Stassin start on the bench while from Sisso et Old are holders.
The start of the match is reassuring compared to what we saw last week in Nice. However, the first situation is Nantes: Petrot is overtaken on his left side and the strong cross in front of the goal finds Augusto who does not frame his recovery, very embarrassed by Ekwah (9th). The first warning is not taken seriously enough by the Greens, the second will be fatal. The FCN manages to break through the Saint-Etienne midfielder too easily, Appiah et Nadé think about recovering the ball but it messes up and it’s finally Lepenant who shoots Larsonneur to open the score (1-0, 10th). The Greens are once again in great difficulty and Ablinefortunately, does not frame his shot (14th). It’s always hot in the Saint-Etienne surface, Simon rolls up his strike, it is countered by They are hidden and it goes right by (22nd). The Greens finally got their heads above water with a very good collective action shortly before the half-hour mark, Old manages to launch Appiah in depth who crosses hard in front of the goal but it is cleared by the Nantes defense (29th). A few moments later, Old manages to center towards from Sisso whose head passes above (30th). It is always the Stéphanois who are in the most difficulty: just before half-time, Augusto is on the verge of making the break but it narrowly passes to the right of the cage guarded by Larsonneur (40th). At halftime, the Greens trailed by one goal (1-0).
While the start is not catastrophic we think for AS Saint-Étienne, Lepenant mystifie Moueffek Then Appiah along the goal line and crosses in front of the goal to Thomas which doubles the bet (2-0, 49e). A few minutes later, following a poorly struck Saint-Etienne free kick, Simon goes against, erases Amougou and cross to the far post for Abline whose recovery crashes into the post (53rd). Just when we think that the Greens are sinking, they finally come back into the match: on a corner played by two players, Davitashvili wraps its center and from Sisso deflects it just enough to reduce the mark (2-1, 58e). The Greens insist and obtain corners, on one of them Castelletto gives a big nudge to Nadé who collapses into the surface bleeding. M. Kherradji goes to see the VAR and awards a penalty for ASSE. Castelletto does very well with a yellow card. Sfrom this takes responsibility and equalizes (2-2, 68e) ! The Greens are completely back in the match and Amougou scratches a ball in midfield and races towards the goal. It’s a three against three and the young Stéphanois tries his luck but it’s too soft to worry Lafont (70th). This match is going crazy, it’s hot in the Saint-Etienne area and Dennis Appiah saves the green house on a recovery Simon following a dropped cross (75th). The Greens are suffering and Simon hurts the Saint-Etienne defense: his new shot goes just past the goals of Larsonneur (80th). In the last minutes, the Greens are feverish and Larsonneur must intervene to prevent the Nantes from getting back in front on this strike from calf (90e+2). Coco is excluded at the very end of the match, probably for words towards the referee (90th + 7). The Stéphanois finally hold on and come back with a point from Nantes (2-2).
FC Nantes 2-2 ASSE (Half time: 1-0)
Compo’: Larsonneur – Appiah, Batubinsika, Nadé, Petrot – Ekwah, Amougou (83e Bouchouari), Moueffek – Davitashvili (89e Boakye), Old (78e Cafaro), Sissoko (78e Stassin)
Goals: Lepenant, Thomas for Nantes; Sissoko (x2) for ASSE
Cards: Cozza, Castelletto for Nantes; Amougou for ASSE
Exclusion: Coco for Nantes
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