Thomas Siniecki, Media365, published Monday, January 16, 2023 at 10:52 p.m.
Saint-Etienne won at the very end of the match on Monday at Niort (0-1, 19th day of Ligue 2), thanks to a goal from Gaëtan Charbonnier.
One could think, perhaps a little hastily, that even this good move which seemed obvious would get stuck like the others in the quagmire of Saint-Etienne. But Gaëtan Charbonnier, author of his second goal in three games, proves that ASSE still did very well to get him from the side of AJ Auxerre, whom he had helped bring up in Ligue 1 last season. last. This new specialist in the antechamber of the elite, indisputable holder at the forefront of the Greens by his background, within a team so young and so lost, has something to reassure by holding the ball.
And especially coming out of the woods even when he did not create the slightest chance of the match, even in the 86th minute like in Niort on Monday evening, where he gave victory to the players of Laurent Batlles at the exit of a feint impeccable strike, on receiving a first strike on the bar from Abdoul Kader Bamba (0-1). Another recruit, just arrived from FC Nantes, likely to make the difference for the Foréziens. Just like the new goalkeeper Gautier Larsonneur, landed from Valenciennes and who took out the parade he needed on a strike from Bilal Boutobba at the foot of his post (81st). Previously, the Stéphanois had generally dominated with a quick shot from Bouchouari on the upright (7th) or opportunities for Lobry (60th), already Gaëtan Charbonnier (67th) or even on a big mess following a free kick just before the goal ( 85th).
“We are here to maintain the club, it is important to make series to maintain”, smiles the striker of the evening, who had already snatched the equalizer against Caen two weeks ago (1-1). “This victory is good, we are no longer last. We continued to play, we corrected the situation in the second half and we persevered, like the last two games. We must continue to advance on this line. We are arrived to bring positive and envy, the group responds very well, it does not give up.” It’s the first time this season that Saint-Etienne have won twice in a row, and also the first time that the Greens have kept their clean sheet two games in a row. The players leave the red lantern and even gain two places at once, doubling Niort but also Nîmes, to come back to three points behind the first non-relegation player Dijon.
