A funny new evening on the grounds of Ligue 1. While OL is now in open war with its supporters, things are not going much better on the side of Saint-Etienne.
ASSE, for the moment 18th and play-off in Ligue 1, risks experiencing a turbulent end to the season on the ground and … outside.
Against Monaco, while things were going pretty badly for the players of Pascal Dupraz (1-3) in the middle of the second half, the Greens supporters lit many smoke bombs and fireworks in the stands of Geoffroy - Guichard.
Faced with the situation, and in particular with the smoke which made visibility almost impossible on the ground, the referee chose to temporarily stop the match.
Before the latter resumes around 9 p.m., after almost thirty minutes of stopping.
“The decision which was taken in agreement of course with the public authorities, the two clubs and us for the sporting part, is to resume the meeting” declared referee Bastien Dechepy during a short speech to the press.
At kick-off, the Stéphanois suspected that it was not necessarily the right time to face Monegasques launched in the race for the podium.
And after about twenty minutes, the fears were confirmed.
With its formidable attacking duo Ben Yedder – Volland, Monaco quietly led (0-2).
Anesthetized, the Stéphanois regained hope just before the break with a penalty from Kazhri (1-2).
But at ASSE, the weak link in defense is called Thimothée Kolodziejczak.
Dangerous for his team, the central defender scored an unlikely goal against his side (1-3, 61st).
A final avatar which ended up triggering the anger of part of the Saint-Etienne public.