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Only this season, one of the most titled clubs in French football history, "Saint-Etienne," returned to the highest French football division. Yesterday (Sunday) in the 28th round of "Ligue 1" matches, they defeated "Marseille," who was in second place in the standings, with a score of 2-0.
2 - 0
36' [1 - 0] Pascal Feindouno (from 11m.)
84' [2 - 0] David Hellebuyck
85' Didier Zakora ("Saint-Etienne") was sent off
Before the start of the match, there was unrest on the pitch - "Saint-Etienne" fans threw a metal strip at "Marseille" goalkeeper Fabien Barthez. He, motivated by the injury suffered during warm-up, decided not to play, so Marseille's coach had to send the team's second goalkeeper Jeremy Gavanon onto the field.
As it later turned out, this was a crucial moment in the match, as Gavanon illegally stopped Frederic Piquionne in the penalty area in the 36th minute, earning a penalty for their own goal, which was successfully converted by Pascal Feindouno, putting "Saint-Etienne" in the lead.
The score remained 1-0 until the 84th minute when David Hellebuyck doubled "Saint-Etienne's" lead, forcing Jeremy Gavanon to pull the ball out of his own net for the second time.
In the 85th minute, "Saint-Etienne" player Didier Zakora was sent off for a second yellow card, but "Marseille" players were unable to take advantage of this in the remaining time.
