The southern kop, traditionally occupied by the ultras group Green Angels which was celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, did not skimp on pyrotechnics and again sent French football back to its difficulties in channeling its supporters, in a very turbulent L1 season in the stands. .

After a first stoppage at the end of the first period, for the same reasons, the second interruption lasted 34 minutes from the 66th minute before a meeting of a crisis unit at the end of which it was decided to resume.

The match between Saint-Etienne and Monaco, counting for the 34th day of Ligue 1, on April 23, 2022 at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, was interrupted in the 66th minute of play due to jets of smoke, when the score was 3-1 for ASM Jean-Philippe KSIAZEK AFP

These incidents will undoubtedly cost ASSE dearly, which has yet to receive Reims for the 37th day, on May 15, when the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium is subject to a total or partial closure for two suspended matches because the club is multiple repeat offenders.

20th goal for Ben Yedder

For the rest, against Stéphanois limited and always feverish in defense, the match was well controlled by the Monegasques who can therefore always dream of a podium and a qualification in the Champions League.

They will try to continue on May 1 against Angers before going to Lille five days later.

For their part, the Greens, with this defeat, remain 18th and barrage.

Their program for the next meetings will not be easy.

They will go to Rennes and Nice, who are fighting for Europe, and will end up in Nantes after receiving the Rémois.

The Monegasques, winners for the third time in a row away from home, in any case deployed their full attacking potential on Saturday.

They led 2-0 thanks to two goals in quick succession from Wissam Ben Yedder (23rd), who had already scored twice in the first leg (3-1) and Kevin Volland (25th) for the first three shots on target. team of Philippe Clement.

The joy of the Monegasques, after the opening of the scoring by their striker Wissam Ben Yedder (c), against Saint-Etienne, during the 34th day of Ligue 1, April 23, 2022 at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Jean-Philippe KSIAZEK AFP

Ben Yedder took over a cross from the left of Caio Henriqué launched by Aurélien Tchouaméni for his twentieth goal of the season while the German received a pass from Gelson Martins ahead of Mickaël Nadé.

At the end of the first period, ASSE managed to close the gap on a penalty converted by Wahbi Khazri (42nd) awarded for a foul by Tchouaméni on Mahdi Camara.

The joy of Tunisian midfielder Saint-Etienne Wahbi Khazri, after reducing the score from the penalty spot against Monaco, during the 34th day of Ligue 1, April 23, 2022 at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Jean-Philippe KSIAZEK AFP

Unfortunately for the Greens, Timothée Kolodziejczak allowed Monaco to bring the score to 3-1 by scoring against his camp (62nd) as he had already done against Marseille (2-4), on April 3 on a similar action.

For him, very violently taken aback by the kops, the rest of his match was an ordeal, booed at each of his interventions before his quick replacement by Miguel Trauco, just before the interruption (66th).

Shortly after this, Myron Boadu found the post missing to score a fourth goal (69th) as on a corner played by Caio Henrique that Volland could not also take back (71st), reflecting Monegasque domination in the second period.

But Boadu finally stunned the Greens definitively by widening the gap at the conclusion of an action initiated by Vanderson and a pass from Ismaïl Jakobs (4-1, 77th).

This is the 36th goal conceded at home by the Greens who have just conceded seventeen over the last five days....

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