Reduced to ten in Rennes, ASSE humiliated again in Ligue 1

For this meeting, no real surprise in the eleven of Dall'Oglio with Larsonneur in the goals, Appiah, Researcher, Abdelhamid, Petrot in defense, the trio Ekah–Mouton–Bouchouari in the middle while Cafaro replaces the injured Boakye, alongside Sissoko et Davitashvili in front.

The start of the match was marked by an interruption of play due to thick fog due to a massive burst of smoke on the Rennes side. The game can resume and ASSE is taken behind its back, fortunately without consequences. In the process, Mouton launches perfectly Cafaro in depth of a very beautiful transversal and it takes a Mandanda vigilant with his head outside his area to clear the ball. It's still Cafaro who creates a huge situation a few minutes later: he takes advantage of a Rennes error of judgment to go for goal. The Saint-Etienne winger sends a powerful shot from the right to the near post but it smashes the post. Mandanda (17th). What a pity. There is a lot of space behind both defenses: Assignon still takes the right flank too easily but Ekah makes a superb defensive return and even gets the foul (19th). Cafaro hurts the Rennes defense behind his back, he is again launched by Bouchouari and collapses after a shoulder duel with his opponent, no penalty for the referee (29th). On a Rennes corner poorly repelled by Sissoko, James tries his luck as a pivot, Cafaro makes a gesture with his arm and seems to brush the ball with his hand to deflect it onto his post. The referee is called by the VAR and finally decides to give Rennes a penalty and send off Cafaro. A real turning point in this match especially since Calimuendo takes Larsonneur on the wrong foot and opens the score (1-0, 38e). In added time, Blas plays defense with a favorable counter, reflecting a lack of aggressiveness from Saint-Etienne, then shoots Larsonneur under the bar (2-0, 45e+5). Larsonneur saves the green house following a corner and a mix-up a few minutes later. At the break, ASSE returns with two goals and one player less than its opponent (2-0).

Olivier Dall'Oglio give it a try after returning from the locker room: Ibrahim Wadji enters in place of Louis Mouton. A few minutes later, the Senegalese striker stands out: launched in depth, he brings the ball with his thigh to present himself against Mandanda more Matusiwa made a superb defensive comeback, nevertheless marred by a shirt pulling (50th). Nevertheless, the totally apathetic Saint-Etienne defense conceded a third on a header. Gouiri (3-0, 53e). The Greens are sinking and bringing back bad memories to their supporters: Gouiri slaloms quietly in the Saint-Etienne defense and serves behind Calimuendo who scores Rennes' fourth goal by turning around (4-0, 61e). ASSE is beside its pumps and concedes a penalty after a foul Petrot on Blas. Calimuendo transforms him to score a hat-trick (5-0, 67e). The Greens continue to suffer and it is a miracle that Rennes did not score the sixth goal at the start of the last quarter of an hour of play: Gronbaek finds the post, the ball comes back Truffert whose shot is saved on the line before the leather comes back on Gronbaek who catapults the ball onto the bar this time (77th). Wadji is the only one to put himself forward a little in this second period on the Saint-Etienne side: launched in depth, he comes in on his right foot but is blocked (86th). The end of the ordeal finally comes, the Greens are once again humiliated in Ligue 1 (5-0).

SRFC 5-0 ASSE (Half time: 2-0)

Compo' : Larsonneur – Appiah, Batubinsika, Abdelhamid, Pétrot (81st Cornud) – Ekwah (66th Moueffek), Mouton (46th Wadji), Bouchouari – Davitashvili (66th Amougou), Cafaro, Sissoko (66th Stassin)

Goals: Kalimuendo (x3), Blas, Gouiri for Rennes

Cards: Larsonneur for ASSE

Expulsion: Cafaro for ASSE