The Burgundians dominated Laurent Batlles’ team on Saturday at the Gaston-Gérard stadium (2-1).
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ASSE certainly suspected it, it has had confirmation: the path to a rise in Ligue 1 will be difficult. Beaten without possible discussion by a Dijon team much more physically developed (2-1), Saturday July 30, the Stéphanois remain glued to the last place in the classification since they left with a handicap of three points, after the overflows which had followed the elimination of the club in the play-off against Auxerre.
The late reduction of the score by the Foréziens should not deceive the eye: they were clearly not ready for this opening of the championship. Physically dominated by the formation of Omar Daf, ASSE knows that it will have to whip. And above all find a certain form of serenity because, like the two goals she conceded, she does not release any security.
Twice, in the 29th and 41st minutes, Le Bihan and Soumaré took advantage of big scrambles in the Saint-Etienne area to score. And, without a few parries from Etienne Green or incomprehensible failures from the Dijon strikers, the score could have been much heavier. The cross volley from young Aiki (17), in the 69th minute, was certainly a superb reduction in the score but it could not in any way be the tree that hides the green forest.
Like the expulsion of Denis Bouanga in the final seconds for insulting the referee, the Greens missed their reunion with a lower division that they had not visited since 2004. The 3-5-2 of their new coach, so physically demanding, obviously needs some adjustments. In the meantime, the points counter is still in the negative…