Goal: Bouchouari (47e)
Not flamboyant but victorious.
In an important duel for the fight for maintenance, Saint-Étienne made Geoffroy-Guichard roar with happiness by dominating Montpellier by the narrowest of margins (1-0). However, everything could have started badly for the Greens, if Gauthier Larsonneur had not made a decisive save from the start on the restless Arnaud Nordin (2e). In a first act briefly interrupted after Green ultras threw tennis balls onto the field to protest against the LFPOlivier Dall'Oglio's men are holding back. A new save is needed, this time from captain Yunis Abdelhamid, at the feet of Téji Savanier to keep the clean sheet (38e).
Everything settled in the second period. Finally dangerous, the Greens took advantage of a failed clearance from Rabby Nzingoula to shake the nets thanks to a volley from Benjamin Bouchouari from 20 meters (47e). His first achievement in Ligue 1. The minutes following this opening score were tough for the Stéphanois, unable to get the ball out. Montpellier did everything to reduce the gap, notably with an opportunity from Wahbi Khazri (68e), but the score will remain there. With this fourth home success this season, Saint-Étienne temporarily takes three points ahead of Angers, in a play-off positionwhile the red lantern Montpellier, with this sixth setback, remains stuck in the 18the place.
Nice breath of oxygen.
Saint-Étienne Montpellier prediction: Analysis, odds and prediction of the Ligue 1 match
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