Saint-Etienne vs AJ Auxerre, 2024-25 Ligue 1

· French Ligue 1

Saint-Etienne

15': Zuriko Davitashvili
54': Zuriko Davitashvili
86': Zuriko Davitashvili

FT
3 - 1

AJ Auxerre

74': Thelonius Bair

About

Saint-Etienne are hosting AJ Auxerre at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France, starting on . The match is a part of the French Ligue 1.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Léo Pétrot.
2': Foul by Léo Pétrot (Saint-Etienne).
2': Hamed Traorè (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dennis Appiah.
6': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Dennis Appiah with a through ball.
8': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Gideon Mensah.
9': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Ado Onaiwu.
10': Foul by Ben Old (Saint-Etienne).
10': Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Foul by Gabriel Osho (Auxerre).
12': Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12': Foul by Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne).
12': Sinaly Diomandé (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt blocked. Ben Old (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahim Sissoko with a through ball.
13': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
14': Attempt blocked. Mathis Amougou (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zuriko Davitashvili.
15': Goal! Saint-Etienne 1, Auxerre 0. Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Léo Pétrot.
16': Foul by Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne).
16': Ki-Jana Hoever (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Aïmen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne).
17': Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Offside, Saint-Etienne. Ibrahim Sissoko is caught offside.
20': Attempt missed. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kévin Danois.
21': Offside, Auxerre. Lassine Sinayoko is caught offside.
23': Foul by Elisha Owusu (Auxerre).
23': Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Old with a cross.
26': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Clément Akpa.
26': Attempt saved. Dylan Batubinsika (Saint-Etienne) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zuriko Davitashvili with a cross.
27': Offside, Auxerre. Hamed Traorè is caught offside.
30': Foul by Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne).
30': Sinaly Diomandé (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Ben Old (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Foul by Elisha Owusu (Auxerre).
35': Elisha Owusu (Auxerre) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Old (Saint-Etienne).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
37': Foul by Aïmen Moueffek (Saint-Etienne).
37': Gabriel Osho (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Osho (Auxerre).
38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39': Foul by Ado Onaiwu (Auxerre).
39': Mickaël Nadé (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt saved. Ben Old (Saint-Etienne) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zuriko Davitashvili.
41': Offside, Saint-Etienne. Aïmen Moueffek is caught offside.
42': Attempt missed. Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, Saint-Etienne 1, Auxerre 0.
45': Second Half begins Saint-Etienne 1, Auxerre 0.
46': Foul by Mickaël Nadé (Saint-Etienne).
46': Kévin Danois (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Mickaël Nadé (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49': Offside, Saint-Etienne. Aïmen Moueffek is caught offside.
50': Foul by Hamed Traorè (Auxerre).
50': Pierre Ekwah (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Offside, Auxerre. Lassine Sinayoko is caught offside.
54': Goal! Saint-Etienne 2, Auxerre 0. Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ibrahim Sissoko with a headed pass.
56': Foul by Gabriel Osho (Auxerre).
56': Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Attempt blocked. Hamed Traorè (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gideon Mensah.
59': Foul by Gabriel Osho (Auxerre).
59': Mickaël Nadé (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Substitution, Auxerre. Gaëtan Perrin replaces Ado Onaiwu.
60': Substitution, Auxerre. Paul Joly replaces Gabriel Osho.
61': Substitution, Auxerre. Theo Bair replaces Ki-Jana Hoever.
62': Attempt missed. Ibrahim Sissoko (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Old with a through ball following a fast break.
63': Attempt missed. Paul Joly (Auxerre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gaëtan Perrin.
66': Ben Old (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Foul by Gideon Mensah (Auxerre).
67': Foul by Pierre Ekwah (Saint-Etienne).
67': Hamed Traorè (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Pierre Ekwah (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Attempt blocked. Hamed Traorè (Auxerre) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
68': Attempt blocked. Hamed Traorè (Auxerre) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
69': Attempt blocked. Theo Bair (Auxerre) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Joly with a cross.
69': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Mickaël Nadé.
69': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Léo Pétrot.
70': Attempt missed. Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gaëtan Perrin with a cross following a corner.
70': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Mathieu Cafaro replaces Ben Old.
71': Attempt blocked. Kévin Danois (Auxerre) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gaëtan Perrin with a cross.
71': Foul by Hamed Traorè (Auxerre).
71': Mickaël Nadé (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
74': Goal! Saint-Etienne 2, Auxerre 1. Theo Bair (Auxerre) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lassine Sinayoko with a cross.
76': Corner, Auxerre. Conceded by Dylan Batubinsika.
77': Offside, Auxerre. Theo Bair is caught offside.
78': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Louis Mouton replaces Aïmen Moueffek.
78': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Lucas Stassin replaces Ibrahim Sissoko.
78': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Benjamin Bouchouari replaces Mathis Amougou.
79': Foul by Léo Pétrot (Saint-Etienne).
79': Lassine Sinayoko (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Léo Pétrot (Saint-Etienne) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Foul by Louis Mouton (Saint-Etienne).
81': Kévin Danois (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Dennis Appiah (Saint-Etienne).
82': Gaëtan Perrin (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Clément Akpa (Auxerre).
83': Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Substitution, Auxerre. Florian Ayé replaces Lassine Sinayoko.
83': Substitution, Auxerre. Rayan Raveloson replaces Elisha Owusu.
86': Goal! Saint-Etienne 3, Auxerre 1. Zuriko Davitashvili (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Stassin following a fast break.
88': Substitution, Saint-Etienne. Florian Tardieu replaces Léo Pétrot.
89': Foul by Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne).
89': Gideon Mensah (Auxerre) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Rayan Raveloson (Auxerre) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
90'+5': Corner, Saint-Etienne. Conceded by Kévin Danois.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Lucas Stassin (Saint-Etienne) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Benjamin Bouchouari.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Saint-Etienne 3, Auxerre 1.
0': Match ends, Saint-Etienne 3, Auxerre 1.

Statistics

AUX		ASSE
10	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	5
2	Saves	0
58.5	Possession	41.5
11	SHOTS	13
3	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
391	Accurate Passes	273
490	Passes	358
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	3
27	Crosses	12
0.2	Cross %	0.3
52	Long Balls	60
20	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	3
16	Effective Tackles	14
24	Tackles	26
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	20
12	Effective Clearances	31
12	Clearances	31

Game Information

Competition: French Ligue 1

Venue: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Location: Saint-Etienne, France
Attendance: 31,445

Ligue 1 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	11	+23	29
2	AS Monaco	11	+10	23
3	Marseille	11	+9	20
4	Lille	11	+7	19

Full Table

Line-Ups

Saint-Etienne (4-3-3)

No.	Name
30	Gautier Larsonneur (GK)
3	Mickael Nade
21	Dylan Batubinsika
19	Leo Petrot
8	Dennis Appiah
4	Pierre Ekwah
37	Mathis Amougou
29	Aimen Moueffek
9	Ibrahim Sissoko
22	Zuriko Davitashvili
11	Ben Old

Saint-Etienne Substitutes:

Augustine Boakye, Benjamin Bouchouari, Florien Tardieu, Brice Maubleu, Louis Mouton, Lamine Fomba, Yunis Abdelhamid, Lucas Stassin, Mathieu Cafaro.

AJ Auxerre (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
16	Donovan Léon (GK)
3	Gabriel Osho
92	Clément Akpa
20	Sinaly Diomande
27	Kévin Danois
42	Elisha Owusu
14	Gideon Mensah
23	Ki-Jana Hoever
17	Lassine Sinayoko
25	Hamed Traoré
45	Ado Onaiwu

AJ Auxerre Substitutes:

Thelonius Bair, Paul Joly, Théo Pellenard, Théo De Percin, Florian Ayé, Assane Dioussé, Rayan Raveloson, Gaetan Perrin, Ange Loïc N’Gatta.

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