Ligue 2: reduced to ten, Saint-Étienne draws in Pau

After its big victory on Tuesday against Bastia (5-0), AS Saint-Étienne had the opportunity to chain a second success in a row on the lawn of Pau. It is missed (2-2). Reduced to ten after opening the scoring, the Stéphanois thought they were giving up the three points to the Palois before equalizing on a penalty from Lenny Pintor five minutes from the end of regulation time.

At the heart of a first period chopped by numerous faults, the Greens found themselves in front of the score thanks to a flash of genius. That of Jean-Philippe Krasso, author of a quadruple Tuesday but little in sight until then, who, with a deviation of the heel, put Louis Mouton in the best position to open the mark with a shot rolled up in the skylight of Alexandre Olliero (34th).

Led on the only shot on target conceded during the first act, the Palois equalized in the second following the expulsion of Etienne Green (63rd). For his return from suspension after being sent off against Le Havre, the Greens goalkeeper was again guilty of an uncontrolled outing on Erwin Koffi.

It was enough for Henri Saivet to punish his former club on the following free kick (68th). Mathieu Dreyer, who came into play in place of Mathieu Cafaro to occupy the Saint-Etienne goal, will not have touched a single ball before conceding this first goal. Eleven minutes later, the former Lorient player lost once again to a set piece from the Senegalese, well helped by a completely dislocated wall from Saint-Etienne (79th).

At 2-1 and with one more player, Pau could have afforded his first success of the season if his captain Xavier Kouassi had not hung Lenny Pintor in his area. The former Lyonnais therefore took the law into his own hands from the penalty spot. Final score: 2-2. A result that does not suit either team since they remain at the bottom of the Ligue 2 standings.