After Hamza Sakhi’s opener (51st) for the Burgundians, Mahdi Camara equalized for the Stéphanois (77th). The team coached by Jean-Marc Furlan, specialist in the climbs, finally obtained their return to the elite on penalties thanks to a save by their goalkeeper Donovan Leon on the shot of Ryad Boudebouz. The match ended in confusion with overflows from the Saint-Etienne supporters and the intervention of the police.
Invasion of the pitch and throwing of smoke bombs in Saint-Etienne at the end of the match
Supporters invaded the lawn of the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium and threw horizontal smoke bombs following the barrage lost Sunday evening by Saint-Etienne once morest Auxerre (1-1 / 1-1, 5 tab to 4), which relegated the Greens in League 2.
After the winning shot on goal sent Auxerre back to Ligue 1, spectators entered the field and some threw smoke bombs at the benches, the players of both teams taking refuge in the locker room.