The misfortune of some ... Taking advantage of the injuries of Jessy Moulin, the goalkeeper n ° 1 of Saint-Etienne and Stefan Bajic, his deputy, Etienne Green (20 years) kept the goals of the Greens, this Sunday against Nîmes.
A backhanded penalty and a 0-2 victory for Claude Puel's proteges turned the professional debut into an unforgettable day.
With a penalty stopped and a “cleen shest”.
The first goalkeeper of the Greens for his debut in L1 since Jody Viviani in 2006… Etienne Green propelled into the typical team of L'Equipe.
Hello ☺️
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- AS Saint-Étienne (@ASSEofficiel) April 5, 2021
Story.
Born in Colchester, to an English father and a French mother, he was named Etienne in tribute to Saint-Etienne, as L'Equipe recounts.
Green, a surname and green like a second skin: “My first football shirt was that of“ Sainté ”, he smiled after the match.
He did all his classes with the Greens, started there at 9, before signing his first professional contract in 2020.
ASSE has, on social networks, published on Sunday a photo of young Etienne Green standing in front of Jérémie Janot, then holder of the post of goalkeeper with the Greens.
How it started How it's going pic.twitter.com/qex7IKLzoC
- AS Saint-Étienne (@ASSEofficiel) April 4, 2021
You can do nothing against fate.
I played 386 games with the greens and I was able to wear the green jersey only 4 times.
It was statistically almost impossible that for his first pro match Étienne Green played with the green jersey ... and yet pic.twitter.com/7IrV8pAuzH
- Jérémie Janot (@jeremiejanot) April 4, 2021
The former porter of Saint-Etienne accompanied the big premiere of the young goalkeeper on Twitter: “You can do nothing against fate.
I played 386 matches with the Greens and had to wear the green jersey 4 times.
It was statistically impossible that for his first pro match Etienne Green played with the green jersey… and yet. ”
"#ASSE is my favorite club. I've been there since I was 9, so playing my first pro game while in Green was amazing."
The first at the microphone of Étienne #Green after # NOASSEpic.twitter.com / mb2vvS48vv
- AS Saint-Étienne (@ASSEofficiel) April 4, 2021
After his successful match, Etienne Green summed up: “This combination of circumstances is my chance.
For the third goalkeeper, it's never easy to prepare.
I prepared like any match, it worked.
From the first ball, always important for a goalkeeper, the rest went wonderfully.
Everything changed on my side.
Taking out the penalty was a real pleasure. "
A service welcomed by the whole team.
“They gave me an incredible return to the locker room.
I will remember it all my life… ”
Etienne's return to the cloakroom ..
A memory engraved for life!
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- AS Saint-Étienne (@ASSEofficiel) April 4, 2021
"A match made in heaven", for Darren Tulett.
Etienne Green makes his debut with St. Etienne!
Yes, he's English, he's called Etienne and, yes, he plays for the Greens!
What a story!
A match made in heaven.
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- Darren Tulett (@ 1DarrenTulett) April 4, 2021
The numbers 1 and 2 of the green keepers are not yet ready to resume service, Etienne Green should Sunday against Bordeaux again take place in the goal of Saint-Etienne.
Ready to extend the beautiful green story ...
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