The Greens scored three goals against Montpellier’s players. The latter, however, posted a good defense and also scored a goal, which allows the team to keep the sixth place of the ranking.
Le Monde with AFP
Three goals from Romain Hamouma, Arnaud Nordin and Wahbi Khazri have enabled Saint-Etienne to win the snatching a deserved victory (3-1) at the expense of Montpellier, Saturday, February 5, at the Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium, at term of a match of 23 e day than the Greens, UltraCombatives, have totally dominated.
While waiting for Sunday meetings, Stéphanois temporarily abandon the last place in Lorient and go back to 19 e rank. With this second consecutive success in the championship after that obtained in Angers (1-0), on January 26, they return to two points of Bordeaux and Troyes (17 e and 16 e ), the first two non-relegable.
After hiring seven players at the Mercato, coach Pascal Dupraz had aligned three of them at kick-off: the guard Paul Bernardoni, defenders Falay Sack and Eliaquim Mangala while attacker Sada Thioub entered At the time of play (58 e ). But it is above all the players leaving from the bench, Romain Hamouma and Arnaud Nordin, entered at the 58 e minute for the first and at the 70 e for the second , which have been decisive under the incredible pressure of a boiling culdron audience.
Solid and solidarity Montpellier Defense
Hamouma, return of injury, equalized from a shot in the skylight (82 e ) before Nordin does not deceive Dimitry Bertaud with a straw-rolled shot after sending the left to the right (90 e ). Finally, Wahbi Khazri, returning from the African Cup of Nations (CAN), brought the score to 3-1 by taking up the second post a center delivered from the left wing by Nordin again (90 + 3).
The Montpelliérains have long hoped to hold a victory that would have brought them to the e place of the ranking, where they stay at 6 e rank. They quickly opened the mark by Sepe Elye Wahi who watched at the first post a center delivered from the right wing by the defender Arnaud Souquet from the 11 e
Subsequently, Montpellier posted a beautiful defensive organization lined with great solidarity highlighting the performance of Guardian Jonas Omlin. The latter, until he yields his place due to injury, was decisive on two shots, shot, with Denis Bouana (35 e ), two attempts by Wahbi Khazri ( 37 e , 49 e ) or Arnaud Nordin (66 e ). It is on this action that the Montpelliérain porter injured before being replaced by Bertaud (69 e ).