ASSE hosted Strasbourg for the 10th day of League 1. After two consecutive losses against Lens (0-2) and Angers (4-2), Olivier Dall'Oglio's men had to react to avoid losing themselves. push further into the red zone. And it's done with a great 2-0 victory. As after each meeting, here are the tops and flops of the meeting.
A first of ups and downs
The Greens are clearly more comfortable in the Cauldron. And this is felt in the first minutes where the Greens are sharper in the duels. Louis Mouton is close to opening the scoring from a corner. He fires a superb volley in front of the area, but the ball ends up off target.
But Liam Rosenior's players took the lead again in the second half of the first period. Diego Moreira could have opened the scoring, in vain. The Greens are falling back and could have conceded many more chances. Fortunately, Strasbourg lacks success.
A mastered second act
The return from the locker room is impactful. Olivier Dall'Oglio's men got down to business. Lucas Stassin receives a corner and deflects the ball to the far post. Mickaël Nadé was hanging around and pushed the ball into the back of the net. 1-0 for ASSE in the 51st minute.
The ASSE coach is making changes. Augustine Boakye and Lucas Stassin gave way to Cafaro and Sissoko in the 56th. And the latter becomes evident 20 minutes later. The attacker scores an angry header. 2-0 for the Greens in the 78th minute. The score remains like this. Phew of relief! Here are the tops and flops of the meeting.
The tops of ASSE
Le clean sheet
If the Greens' defense is a big flaw at the start of the season, we must also highlight when things work. This Saturday evening, that was the case, with 0 goals conceded. It’s good for morale!
Leo Petrot
The Saint-Etienne left-back was omnipresent in his lane. Defensively and offensively, Pétrot spared no effort. He even offers himself an assist on the second goal.
Benjamin Bouchouari
Starting in midfield, the Moroccan had a full match. Present behind as well as in front, he was essential to Saint-Etienne's victory and almost only made good choices. This is the most successful meeting for him at the start of the season.
The entrants
Sissoko, Cafaro, Moueffek, and Appiah will have returned to the field. And two of them stood out in particular. Cafaro firstly, who could have scored a goal shortly after coming into play. He could even have offered an assist to Sissoko, in vain. The latter, in fact, was decisive, scoring the break goal and allowing the Saint-Etienne supporters to breathe. It is therefore logically in this top!
ASSE’s flops
Offensive ineffectiveness
The Greens should have killed the match well before Sissoko's goal. Moueffek could have, but came up against Strasbourg goalkeeper Petrovic. Number 9 from Forez also missed a great opportunity. But let's remember the positive and the 3 points!
The end of the first period
If the first 25 minutes were OK, the second part was very difficult. Strasbourg knew how to cause problems for the green defense and could have scored the first goal of the match. Fortunately, this did not happen. The Greens won 2-0 and are reassured before the derby in Lyon next Sunday.
Quentin Verchere
