Saint Etienne relegated this Sunday to the second division of French football after losing on penalties at home against Auxerre (5-4), after drawing 1-1 in the rematch match of the promotion.
After the end of the definition, in the first leg it was also 1 to 1, there were incidents with the fans of the losing team, who invaded and threw flares onto the playing field. This led the Auxerre players, who have not played in the First Division since 2012, to seek refuge in the changing rooms.
— AS Saint-Étienne (@ASSEofficiel) May 29, 2022
Saint Etienne, who is the top winner in Ligue 1 along with PSG with 10 titles, could not revalidate that glorious past and returns to Ligue 2 in the worst way after 18 years.
Auxerre took the lead through the Moroccan Hamza Sakhi and then the Frenchman Mahdi Cámara equalized for the locals. In extra time the scoreboard did not change and in the definition by penalties, the visitor had a perfect effectiveness and the Algerian Ryad Boudebouz missed his shot for Saint Etienne. Then barbarism clouded everything.
In depit d’un dispositif exceptionnel et renforcé, de près de 500 agents, de nombreux supporters ont envahi la pelouse au coup de sifflet final de la reencontre contre l’AJ Auxerre.
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— AS Saint-Étienne (@ASSEofficiel) May 29, 2022
