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Saint-Étienne Dominates in Pau with Convincing Victory
Pau, France – In a match held at Nouste Camp, Saint-Étienne prevailed over Pau with a convincing victory. The match, corresponding to Matchday 25 of Ligue 2, saw the visitors take the lead early on, in the 3rd minute, with a goal by L. Stassin, assisted by I. Cardona. Despite Pau’s slightly favorable possession (53% compared to Saint-Étienne’s 47%), the home team failed to capitalize on their ball dominance.
The match was interrupted by several cautions, with A. Boakye of Saint-Étienne receiving a yellow card in the 36th minute, followed by three yellow cards for Pau in the 44th minute (D. Meddah and R. Touzghar) and 49th minute (A. Briancon).
Saint-Étienne extended their lead in the 64th minute with another goal by L. Stassin, this time without assistance. Pau, although trying to react with several shots on goal, encountered a solid defense and an alert goalkeeper. In the 90th minute, J. Duffus sealed the victory for Saint-Étienne with a goal assisted by A. Boakye.
Saint-Étienne finished the match with nine shots, five of them on target, and four corners. Pau also made nine shots, with four on target, but their conversion was not enough to overcome Saint-Étienne’s effectiveness. The referee, Azzedine Souifi, had a busy night sanctioning 19 fouls by Saint-Étienne and 14 by Pau.
The final result reflects Saint-Étienne’s superiority in taking advantage of opportunities and their defensive solidity.
Substitutions pau: at minute 64 O. Sissoko came in and O. Sadik went out., at minute 71 J. Anziani came in and A. Bobichon went out., at minute 72 T. Pouilly came in and N. Glossoa went out., at minute 78 R. Touzghar came in and C. Fall went out., at minute 78 G. Versini came in and K. Dong went out.
Substitutions saint etienne: at minute 66 I. Cardona came in and A. Moueffek went out., at minute 79 Z. Davitashvili came in and J. Duffus went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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