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Saint-Étienne Shocks Guingamp on Their Home Turf
Guingamp, France – In a match held at the Stade de Roudourou, Saint-Étienne secured a victory against Guingamp in a game corresponding to matchday 23 of Ligue 2. The visiting team capitalized on a blistering start, with two goals by Z. Davitashvili. The first came in the 10th minute from a penalty, and the second in the 14th minute, assisted by I. Cardona.
Guingamp, dominating possession with 63%, fought to reverse the situation. However, Saint-Étienne’s defense remained solid, despite committing 12 fouls, in contrast to the 13 committed by the home team. The first half was dominated by Saint Etienne, and the home side had few chances to create danger.
In the second half, Guingamp came out with renewed energy and managed to reduce the deficit in the 61st minute thanks to a goal by D. Gomis, assisted by Y. Demoncy, encouraging their fans. However, despite their efforts and the 12 shots taken, only 3 of them were on target. Saint-Étienne, with 37% possession, defended tooth and nail, maintaining the lead until the final whistle. The match was marked by yellow cards, two for Guingamp (L. Mafouta and A. Sissoko) and one for Saint-Étienne (I. Cardona). The referee of the match, Faouzi Benchabane, had his work cut out controlling tempers in an intense game.
Substitutions guingamp: at minute 66 A. Sagna came in and J. Hatchi went out., at minute 75 F. Mbemba came in and Y. Njoya went out., at minute 75 Y. Demoncy came in and S. Kielt went out., at minute 85 K. Sidibe came in and T. Ahile went out.
Substitutions saint etienne: at minute 66 I. Miladinovic came in and A. Moueffek went out., at minute 78 I. Cardona came in and J. Duffus went out., at minute 85 L. Stassin came in and D. N’Guessan went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Guingamp
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