Saint-Étienne is ideally starting its year 2025. This Saturday afternoon, the Stéphanois, led by their new coach Eirik Horneland and a brand new enthusiasm, overthrew the Stade de Reims (3-1), during the sixteenth day of the League 1. At the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, Keito Nakamura (42nd) opened the scoring, but Augustine Boakye, with a double (50th, 57th), then Lucas Stassin (81st) therefore offered a precious victory to theirs. In the French championship rankings, Reims remains tenth, while ASSE gains two places and temporarily finds itself fourteenth.
Arriving this summer at Saint-Étienne, Augustine Boakye had not yet scored with his new club. The midfielder scored twice in just seven minutes of play, in the rain and the cold. Just after returning from the locker room, the Ghanaian initially took advantage of a big tumble, on the left side, from Mickaël Nadé, before emerging, at the far post, on his cross, to finish, at point blank range , with the right foot (50th, 1-1). Just after, Boakye stood out again, giving his team the advantage, with a beautiful shot curled into the top corner (57th, 2-1). On this second goal, the midfielder was able, this time, to benefit from an assist from Lucas Stassin.
Thibault De Smet (Stade de Reims) controls the ball in front of Lucas Stassin (AS Saint-Etienne), in Ligue 1.
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Stassin, decisive passer then scorer
The Belgian striker once again proved decisive, at the very end of the match, adding a little more to the score. Stassin even put on a show by eliminating Cédric Kipré, with an inside hook, before deceiving Yehvann Diouf, with a small ball poked with his right foot (80th, 3-1). In Ligue 1, Reims has not won a single match since November 10, during the eleventh day, on the Le Havre pitch (0-3). It was also the day that Keito Nakamura scored his last goal in the top flight.
The Japanese, his team's top scorer this season in the league, has finally managed to find the net again. Completely alone, in the penalty area, the center forward took advantage of a good cross from Oumar Diakité, poorly negotiated by the Saint-Etienne defense, to take the time to control, before deceiving Gautier Larsonneur, with a strike powerful left foot (42nd, 0-1). After this goal scored against the run of play as the Stéphanois dominated the debates, Luka Elsner's men were unable to confirm and collapsed, despite the entry into play of an agitated Teddy Teuma (65th).
The Rémois, who could have climbed to eighth place in the event of success, were unable to maintain their advantage and are currently on a series of five unsuccessful matches in the elite (three draws, two defeats). For its part, ASSE, which was able to show itself attractive in the game, will have a lot to do, to try to confirm, during the next day, with a trip planned to the PSG pitch (Sunday 12, 8:45 p.m.).
