There is no doubt that AS Saint-Etienne will be able to pay a vibrant tribute to Gérard Farison, whose death was learned by the newspaper
Le Progrès
this Wednesday, at the age of 77. Trained at ASSE, the left side wore the green tunic 412 times. He would have finished at 413, at least, if a match against Nimes Olympique had not degenerated. On May 4, 1976, the Greens host the Crocos at Geoffroy-Guichard, for the 27th day of Division 1. “
Between us, it has always been manly matches
,” Farison recounted many years later in the columns of
L'Équipe
.
So, unconsciously, we said to ourselves: "They shouldn't hurt us ..." I dreaded this meeting a little.
" He was right.
I tried to stand up, I couldn't feel my leg anymore.
Gérard Farison on his injury against Nîmes.
The commitment is there, the first minutes hit.
The score is already 1-1 after seven minutes.
The switch was made in the 14th minute, when Stéphanois Patrick Revelli caused a penalty in the duel with Daniel Sanlaville.
“Patrick dived!
This is what made things worse.
After that
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