French Ligue 1 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

FT Sunday, May 29, 2022
AJ Auxerre WWWWD 1
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Saint-Étienne LLLDD 1
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ASSE010041
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - AUX win 5-4 on penalties · Stade Geoffroy-Guichard · 24,489 att.

Match Report

Fans invade field as 10-time champ Saint-Etienne relegated

— Angry fans invaded the field and set off flares as Saint-Etienne, one of the most storied soccer teams in France, was relegated from the top tier on Sunday after losing 5-4 on penalty kicks to Auxerre in their promotion-relegation playoff.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
12
8
Saves
1
49.7
Possession
50.3
13
SHOTS
19
2
ON GOAL
9
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
461
Accurate Passes
437
597
Passes
572
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
7
9
Crosses
40
0.3
Cross %
0.2
113
Long Balls
97
53
Accurate Long Balls
46
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
6
15
Effective Tackles
14
24
Tackles
28
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
17
Interceptions
15
43
Effective Clearances
15
43
Clearances
15

Head to Head

AUX leads series 1-0-4

Lineups

ASSE · 4-4-2

  1. 50Paul BernardoniG
  2. 22Eliaquim MangalaCD-L
  3. 2Harold MoukoudiCD-R
  4. 13Miguel TraucoLB
  5. 14Falaye SackoRB
  6. 8Mahdi CamaraCM-L
  7. 28Zaydou YoussefCM-R
  8. 20Denis BouangaLM
  9. 17Adil AouchicheRM
  10. 10Wahbi KhazriCF-L
  11. 21Romain HamoumaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Mickael NadeSUB
  2. 31Enzo CrivelliSUB
  3. 7Ryad BoudebouzSUB
  4. 25Assane DiousséSUB
  5. 26Bakary SakoSUB
  6. 40Etienne GreenSUB
  7. 18Arnaud NordinSUB
  8. 11Gabriel SilvaSUB
  9. 29Aimen MoueffekSUB

AUX · 4-1-4-1

  1. 16Donovan LéonG
  2. 5Théo PellenardCD-L
  3. 4JubalCD-R
  4. 12Birama TouréDM
  5. 3Quentin BernardLB
  6. 2Carlens ArcusRB
  7. 22Hamza SakhiCM-L
  8. 27Alexis TrouilletCM-R
  9. 29Mathias AutretLM
  10. 7Gauthier HeinRM
  11. 19Gaetan CharbonnierF

Substitutes

  1. 25Lassine SinayokoSUB
  2. 10Gaetan PerrinSUB
  3. 6Aly NdomSUB
  4. 14Mohammed Ben FredjSUB
  5. 17Gautier LlorisSUB
  6. 21Rémy DugimontSUB
  7. 40Théo De PercinSUB
  8. 26Paul JolySUB
  9. 20Alexandre CoeffSUB

Timeline

  1. 51' Goal! Saint-Etienne 0, Auxerre 1. Hamza Sakhi (Auxerre) header from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mathias Autret with a cross.
  2. 57' Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Gabriel Silva replaces Falaye Sacko.
  3. 58' Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Arnaud Nordin replaces Adil Aouchiche.
  4. 62' Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Enzo Crivelli replaces Wahbi Khazri.
  5. 64' Substitution, Auxerre. Gaetan Perrin replaces Alexis Trouillet.
  6. 75' Substitution, Auxerre. Lassine Sinayoko replaces Gauthier Hein.
  7. 76' Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Auxerre 1. Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Crivelli following a corner.
  8. 80' Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Ryad Boudebouz replaces Romain Hamouma.
  9. 80' Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Aïmen Moueffek replaces Mahdi Camara.
  10. 83' Substitution, Auxerre. Alexandre Coeff replaces Hamza Sakhi.
  11. 89' Birama Touré (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Saint-Etienne 1, Auxerre 1.
  13. 95' Substitution, Auxerre. Rémy Dugimont replaces Mathias Autret.
  14. 105'+1' First Half Extra Time ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Auxerre 1.
  15. 105'
  16. 110' Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Assane Dioussé replaces Zaydou Youssouf because of an injury.
  17. 120'+1' Second Half Extra Time ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Auxerre 1.
  18. 120'
  19. 120' Penalty Shootout ends, Saint-Etienne 1(4), Auxerre 1(5).

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