In a Geoffroy-Guichard stadium behind closed doors, as for the first four matches of the season following the excesses of the dam against Auxerre, Saint-Etienne could not do better than the draw against Nîmes (1-1). Everything was decided in the first period, with an opener from Gard through Jens Thomasen (32nd) before the equalizer on penalty from Jean-Philippe Krasso before the break (45th).
Handicapped by three points before the start of the season, ASSE therefore finds itself at -2 pts and logically remains a red lantern. Beaten on the first day, Nîmes gleans its first point.
