Ligue 1 – Greens win the derby (2-1), the nightmare continues for OL

ASSE can thank Lucas Stassin. And François Letexier. Author of a double, the first allowed Saint-Etienne to have a very precious success in the race for maintaining the most anticipated match of the year, against OL in Geoffroy-Guichard (2-1). But the referee of the meeting, who should have excluded the Belgian in the 23rd minute, will necessarily be talked about since OL, who will have lived a week in hell after the disillusionment at Old Trafford, can also complain about having seen the match resume, after a 45 -minute interruption following a projectile jet on an assistant referee.

The Stéphanois supporters were necessarily happy, at the end of a Dantesque evening as only the derby can offer it, thanks to the victory against the Rhone neighbor who allows him to pick up to Le Havre, the barragist, four days from the end. But they will also be able to consider themselves incredibly lucky to have seen the match end this Sunday evening, after a small object was launched on the head of the touch referee during a first act, where, however, the Greens were far above.

Still the head in England, 3 days after the nightmare lived in the Europa League against Manchester United, OL was constantly late in duels, nonexistent, and necessarily punished on a Stass's head, perfectly served by Léo Petrot (1-0, 10th). But the match could have taken an unfortunate turn after one of the referees received on the head a projectile launched from the stands (45th). Finally, the game resumed, without the Lyonnais, strangely, having much to complain about.

However, they had already just seen the main arbiter make a strangest decision. While he had released the red for a Stass sole on Tolisso, which then left on a stretcher, Mr. Letexier went to see the images again … to cancel the expulsion of the Stéphanois striker (25th). OL, much better in the second act after this chain of regrettable events, was however sanctioned on a Loire's counter.

Taking advantage of a bad pass from Tanner Tessmann, Stassin went to crucify Rémi Descamps, who replaced Lucas Perri, absent for personal reasons, in order to OL (2-0, 67th). If the American caught up a bit then by making a beautiful chain in the area to relaunch the match thanks to his first goal under the colors of OL, that was not enough (2-1, 76th).

Too laborious as the opposing goal approaches, with a still transparent Georges Mikautadze and a Rayan Cherki this time in a bad evening, the Rhodanians bow after 5 victories and 1 draw in the derby, lets their place escape in the first 4 to confirm a week which will have been cataclysmic. ASSE laughs and relaunches his dreams of support.