Saint-Etienne vs AJ Auxerre, 2021-22 French Ligue 1 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Finals

· 2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - AUX win 5-4 on penalties

Saint-Etienne

76': Mahdi Camara

FT - Penalties
1 - 1
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - AUX win 5-4 on penalties

AJ Auxerre

51': Hamza Sakhi

Fans invade field as 10-time champ Saint-Etienne relegated

— Angry fans invaded the field and set off flares as Saint-Etienne, one of the most storied soccer teams in France, was relegated from the top tier on Sunday after losing 5-4 on penalty kicks to Auxerre in their promotion-relegation playoff.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Birama Touré.
1': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Donovan Léon.
2': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zaydou Youssouf with a through ball.
4': Carlens Arcus (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Romain Hamouma (Saint-Etienne).
5': Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Carlens Arcus (Auxerre).
7': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche.
8': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Alexis Trouillet.
11': Attempt missed. Hamza Sakhi (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gauthier Hein.
12': Foul by Théo Pellenard (Auxerre).
12': Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
15': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Charbonnier (Auxerre) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gauthier Hein.
19': Foul by Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Etienne).
19': Gaëtan Charbonnier (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Attempt blocked. Gauthier Hein (Auxerre) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Attempt saved. Alexis Trouillet (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
21': Attempt blocked. Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Bouanga.
21': Hand ball by Quentin Bernard (Auxerre).
26': Alexis Trouillet (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne).
27': Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by Carlens Arcus (Auxerre).
29': Foul by Eliaquim Mangala (Saint-Etienne).
29': Gaëtan Charbonnier (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt missed. Alexis Trouillet (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gauthier Hein.
31': Attempt saved. Adil Aouchiche (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wahbi Khazri.
31': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Donovan Léon.
32': Birama Touré (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Zaydou Youssouf (Saint-Etienne).
39': Attempt missed. Gaëtan Charbonnier (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mathias Autret.
43': Foul by Miguel Trauco (Saint-Etienne).
43': Gauthier Hein (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Foul by Mathias Autret (Auxerre).
44': Attempt blocked. Zaydou Youssouf (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adil Aouchiche.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Birama Touré (Auxerre) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mathias Autret.
45'+1': First Half ends, Saint-Etienne 0, Auxerre 0.
45': Second Half begins Saint-Etienne 0, Auxerre 0.
46': Attempt missed. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross.
47': Alexis Trouillet (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Harold-Desty Moukoudi (Saint-Etienne).
48': Attempt missed. Hamza Sakhi (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
48': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Paul Bernardoni.
49': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Alexis Trouillet.
50': Attempt missed. Wahbi Khazri (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
51': Goal! Saint-Etienne 0, Auxerre 1. Hamza Sakhi (Auxerre) header from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mathias Autret with a cross.
53': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Jubal.
57': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Gabriel Silva replaces Falaye Sacko.
58': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Arnaud Nordin replaces Adil Aouchiche.
59': Attempt missed. Birama Touré (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gaëtan Charbonnier.
62': Attempt blocked. Miguel Trauco (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin.
62': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Enzo Crivelli replaces Wahbi Khazri.
63': Attempt missed. Romain Hamouma (Saint-Etienne) with an attempt from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Denis Bouanga with a cross.
64': Offside, Auxerre. Théo Pellenard tries a through ball, but Gauthier Hein is caught offside.
64': Substitution, Auxerre. Gaetan Perrin replaces Alexis Trouillet.
67': Attempt missed. Gauthier Hein (Auxerre) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hamza Sakhi following a fast break.
71': Foul by Miguel Trauco (Saint-Etienne).
71': Gauthier Hein (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Offside, Auxerre. Gaëtan Charbonnier tries a through ball, but Carlens Arcus is caught offside.
74': Eliaquim Mangala (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Foul by Gaëtan Charbonnier (Auxerre).
75': Substitution, Auxerre. Lassine Sinayoko replaces Gauthier Hein.
75': Attempt saved. Enzo Crivelli (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Arnaud Nordin with a cross.
75': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Donovan Léon.
76': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Donovan Léon.
76': Attempt blocked. Enzo Crivelli (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Hamouma with a cross.
76': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Auxerre 1. Mahdi Camara (Saint-Etienne) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Enzo Crivelli following a corner.
78': Foul by Gaetan Perrin (Auxerre).
78': Gabriel Silva (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Ryad Boudebouz replaces Romain Hamouma.
80': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Aïmen Moueffek replaces Mahdi Camara.
83': Substitution, Auxerre. Alexandre Coeff replaces Hamza Sakhi.
83': Foul by Zaydou Youssouf (Saint-Etienne).
83': Gaëtan Charbonnier (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Aïmen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Birama Touré (Auxerre).
84': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Denis Bouanga with a cross.
87': Attempt saved. Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zaydou Youssouf.
89': Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Foul by Birama Touré (Auxerre).
89': Birama Touré (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Auxerre 1.
90': First Half Extra Time begins Saint-Etienne 1, Auxerre 1.
92': Attempt missed. Mathias Autret (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lassine Sinayoko with a headed pass.
95': Substitution, Auxerre. Rémy Dugimont replaces Mathias Autret.
100': Foul by Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre).
100': Gabriel Silva (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
102': Attempt missed. Alexandre Coeff (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gaetan Perrin.
105': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Silva with a headed pass.
105': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Donovan Léon.
105'+1': Attempt blocked. Miguel Trauco (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
105'+1': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Quentin Bernard.
105'+1': First Half Extra Time ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Auxerre 1.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins Saint-Etienne 1, Auxerre 1.
107': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Lassine Sinayoko.
108': Attempt missed. Harold-Desty Moukoudi (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryad Boudebouz with a cross following a corner.
110': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Assane Dioussé replaces Zaydou Youssouf because of an injury.
112': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Denis Bouanga.
113': Offside, Saint-Etienne. Miguel Trauco tries a through ball, but Arnaud Nordin is caught offside.
115': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Carlens Arcus.
118': Assane Dioussé (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
118': Foul by Gaëtan Charbonnier (Auxerre).
119': Foul by Aïmen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne).
119': Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
120': Attempt saved. Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Assane Dioussé.
120'+1': Second Half Extra Time ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Auxerre 1.
120': Penalty Shootout begins Saint-Etienne 1, Auxerre 1.
120': Penalty saved! Ryad Boudebouz (Saint-Etienne) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the top right corner.
120': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Auxerre 1(1). Rémy Dugimont (Auxerre) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
120': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1(1), Auxerre 1(1). Arnaud Nordin (Saint-Etienne) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1(1), Auxerre 1(2). Jubal (Auxerre) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1(2), Auxerre 1(2). Miguel Trauco (Saint-Etienne) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1(2), Auxerre 1(3). Gaetan Perrin (Auxerre) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
120': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1(3), Auxerre 1(3). Assane Dioussé (Saint-Etienne) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1(3), Auxerre 1(4). Gaëtan Charbonnier (Auxerre) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1(4), Auxerre 1(4). Denis Bouanga (Saint-Etienne) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
120': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1(4), Auxerre 1(5). Birama Touré (Auxerre) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
120': Penalty Shootout ends, Saint-Etienne 1(4), Auxerre 1(5).
0': Match ends, Saint-Etienne 1(4), Auxerre 1(5).

Statistics

AUX		ASSE
11	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	12
8	Saves	1
49.7	Possession	50.3
13	SHOTS	19
2	ON GOAL	9
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
461	Accurate Passes	437
597	Passes	572
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	7
9	Crosses	40
0.3	Cross %	0.2
113	Long Balls	97
53	Accurate Long Balls	46
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	6
15	Effective Tackles	14
24	Tackles	28
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
17	Interceptions	15
43	Effective Clearances	15
43	Clearances	15

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1 Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 24,489

Line-Ups

Saint-Etienne (4-4-2)

No.	Name
50	Paul Bernardoni (GK)
22	Eliaquim Mangala
2	Harold Moukoudi
13	Miguel Trauco
14	Falaye Sacko
8	Mahdi Camara
28	Zaydou Youssef
20	Dénis Bouanga
17	Adil Aouchiche
10	Wahbi Khazri
21	Romain Hamouma

Saint-Etienne Substitutes:

Mickael Nade, Enzo Crivelli, Ryad Boudebouz, Assane Dioussé, Bakary Sako, Etienne Green, Arnaud Nordin, Gabriel Silva, Aimen Moueffek.

AJ Auxerre (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
16	Donovan Léon (GK)
5	Théo Pellenard
4	Jubal
12	Birama Touré
3	Quentin Bernard
2	Carlens Arcus
22	Hamza Sakhi
27	Alexis Trouillet
29	Mathias Autret
7	Gauthier Hein
19	Gaetan Charbonnier

AJ Auxerre Substitutes:

Lassine Sinayoko, Gaetan Perrin, Aly Ndom, Mohammed Ben Fredj, Gautier Lloris, Rémy Dugimont, Théo De Percin, Paul Joly, Alexandre Coeff.

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