Never in the history of AS Saint-Etienne has become a country of the East. An annoying habit confirmed Thursday in Kiev, where the Greens have played their last European game of the season, beaten by Dnipropetrovsk (1-0).
The Iron Curtain fell, but still brand in Europe symbolic separation between the West and the East. In Saint-Etienne, this border makes sense since despite its glorious past on the continental stage, ASSE has never been able to take his ease beyond. This Thursday, the Greens were operating on the 11th move of their history in the East. They have brought an eighth defeat – for three draws – beaten on the lawn of the Olympic Stadium in Kiev, a lair relocated Dnipro forced to play 500 km of its land due to the current instability of the country.
The Azerbaijani private Qarabag win an arbitration injustice against Inter at the same time (0-0), Stéphanois would have earned their place in the Round of 16 of the Europa League if – and only if – they had signed their first success in the group stage. Alas, if it’s a huge opportunity just before the hour that saw Monnet-Paquet and Gradel abut one after Douglas and Fedetskyi, perfect substitutes of their goalkeeper on the goal line, the men of Christophe Galtier did not have arguments to make a difference in Ukraine on Thursday.
Defeated twice on her land in this competition, unable to win in the league for nearly two months, contrary to Dnipropetrovsk managed to force his chance to snatch qualification. Fedetskyi, happy defender few minutes earlier, opened and sealed the score of the game by taking a free kick opportunistically Rotan just over the crossbar Ruffier (1-0, 66th). Without their goalkeeper and the higher amount that still will ring twice before the end of the debate – on attempts Portuguese Gama (72nd, 88th) – the Greens could even have more cash stinging setback again … The outcome would not have was less cruel, ASSE is still eliminated prematurely from the European scene.
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