Ligue 1: Bordeaux and Saint-Etienne conclude their long week with a victory – The World

Bordeaux earned his first win of the season in Ligue 1 against Nantes (2-0), reduced to ten men in the second half Sunday at Matchday 4.

Less than three days after their complicated qualification obtained in Kazakhstan in the Europa League, men Sagnol showed beautiful arrangements and at the same time moving away from the danger zone (10th) .

The opposite of Canaris, surprisingly amorphous in Aquitaine sweltering heat to the point that it was time asked which team had made the long trip to China’s doors this week.

Aside attempted Sigthorsson too eccentric input and dangerous strikes signed Audel well output by Carrasso (53), back after his ankle sprain, the partition of men Der Zakarian was rather disturbing .

What help Girondins in their reconquest operation of points and confidence. More enterprising face to Reims, their outrageous domination has long been sterile but their selflessness fairly rewarded before the break.

Khazri misses a panenka but makes up

Khazri detonator should have been in the 39th minute. It was, but in the endless stoppage time of the first act, due to smoke bombs launched by the southern corner supporters. Five minutes earlier, the French-Tunisian completely missed the panenka on a penalty obtained by Maurice-Belay, hooked by Djidji (38th).

But Khazri has not had time to doubt because after a combination with Crivelli, this time he won his duel with the Nantes porter, who cashed his first goal of the season (1-0, 45 + 3).

Nantais seemed to wake up after the break until the expulsion of Lenjani (50th) for a sole on Chantôme that changed the tactical plans of visitors, close to conceding a second goal following a corner from Khazri, deflected with a header by Saivet and repelled by Riou. But the head of Yambéré found only the cross (58th).

It was only a postponement for Bordeaux, who, after several attempts, finally arriving to double the gap with their only rookie until then, the Serb Milan Gagic, an unstoppable shot from 20 meters (2-0, 87th).

Bastia reduced to nine

AS Saint-Etienne, also qualified without shine in the European Cup, has become (2-1) at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard at the expense of a frustrated Bastia team reduced to nine.

By the third minute, Alexander Djiku, carried away by his enthusiasm, was guilty of a dangerous game Fabien Lemoine, who was nevertheless able to restart play quickly. This is the second consecutive time in the league that the Greens are found on the power quickly. In Lorient (1-0), the keeper Benjamin Lecomte who had been excluded from the first minute.

The referee Antony Gautier would then exclude François Kamano in the second half after a collision with goalkeeper Stéphane Ruffier who, too, resumed quickly game (72 ^th .): The third red card of Bastia this season, already

The Greens have chained a third success row, the second in Ligue 1 when they point in eighth place (7 points), preceded by goal difference from Bastia.

The attack Etienne unconvincing

The central defender and captain Loïc Perrin gave the home team by taking a corner bit obvious, he had obtained after a first shot over the bar from Romain Hamouma (21 ^th ).

The playmaker Valentin Eysseric, lent Nice by August 17 which was the third match ASSE brought the score to 2-1 with a long shot.

Meanwhile, Sporting equalized by Gaël Danic which benefited a disagreement between Lemoine and Kevin Theophile Catherine (41 ^th ) embodying a good end of the first period with an opportunity to Yannick Cahuzac and another Floyd Ayité.

Despite this victory, AS Saint-Etienne, who hopes to sign in the coming hours the Slovenian center-forward Robert Beric (Rapid Vienna), present in the stands Sunday, has, once again, hardly conspicuous by his attack (4 shots on target in 20) despite a clear ball possession (64.3%) and its numerical superiority.

Eysseric, Nolan Roux, Jean-Christophe Bahebeck have in turn failed in their attempt so that a long shot Benoît Assou-Ekotto little was passing and the second period was not at all convincing in the movie offensive with a single shot from convincing Roux, hijacked by Jesper Hansen in stoppage of play.

The striker on loan from Paris Saint-Germain Jean-Christophe Bahebeck had to leave at halftime, suffered a “brownout”, said Etienne club AFP. The encounter was played from 2:00 p.m. by a scorching temperature of 35 degrees.