The Greens stalled against the Crocos (1-1) on Saturday in a second day match played behind closed doors.
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The Greens kick off their season on tiptoe. After losing to Dijon at the opening of the Ligue 2 championship the previous week, Saint-Etienne could not do better than a draw (1-1) against Nîmes Olympique at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium. , Saturday, August 6.
It’s over at the Geoffroy Guichard stadium
The two teams were unable to decide between themselves in this #ASSENO !
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The movie of the match https://t.co/wkND6h28zX pic.twitter.com/kCs2RjDOSH
– Ligue 2 BKT (@Ligue2BKT) August 6, 2022
During a match disputed behind closed doors, the Nîmes Crocos struck first thanks to a bright opening in the midfield of the side Thibaut Vargas. Danish Jens Thomasen adjusted goalkeeper Etienne Green with a cross shot in the 32nd minute.
Saint-Etienne reacted by putting his foot on the ball (70% ball possession) without being dangerous. Clumsy (13 shots, 6 on target) and uninspired in the game, Laurent Batlles’ players equalized thanks to a penalty converted by Jean-Philippe Krasso, obtained after a handball mistake by Benoît Poulain, just before halftime.
The Greens pushed in the last 15 minutes of the game, helped by the entry into play of midfielder Mathieu Cafaro. But the united defense of Nicolas UsaÏ’s men held on.
With this draw, ASSE picked up the first point of its season, just like the Nîmes who lost against Caen on the first day. Saint-Etienne, who has three penalty points after the overflows of his supporters last season, will find himself no matter what happens red lantern (-2 points).