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00:00On a run of four straight defeats in all competitions, Sainte-Étienne look to turn over a new leaf
00:07in the new year.
00:08Their first match of 2025 is a visit from European hopefuls, Reims.
00:14Anticipation in the crowd as they waited for Stéphanie Frappard to blow the whistle.
00:18A few seconds until clock hit the hour mark but we are now underweight.
00:25Matchday 16 of Ligue 1.
00:27Sainte-Étienne in their traditional green and white, shooting from left to right as
00:32we watch on.
00:33This first 45 rants in their away strip of dark blue and will be happy just to be involved
00:42from the off.
00:43Only three appearances previously this campaign.
00:47Corner taken into the middle in the direction.
00:52Seizes opportunity.
00:54And now Sainte-Étienne look to seize their opportunity but it's into the side netting.
01:03It was a beautifully weighted pass.
01:05Cafaro on to it.
01:07He claims a deflection.
01:11I think it was just his effort straight into the side netting.
01:18Into the face of Leonardo Belairdi.
01:23And he has been given a seven match suspension.
01:26Stassin.
01:29Closed down quickly by two Belgians coming together.
01:32Brilliant ball over the top.
01:34And a man who is filling in, in the absence of Ibrahim Sissoko.
01:41Just took a little too...
01:42They'll be missing Sissoko.
01:47Three so far this season.
01:51Flag stays down.
01:52Here comes Louis Mouton.
01:53Cuts inside.
01:54And hits it against the upright.
01:57With something.
01:58There's that moment again for Mouton.
02:03Ball bouncing back.
02:04Oh so kindly for Yvan Jouf.
02:08It's nicked away from the defensive midfielder.
02:12You have to track back.
02:15That's nicely worked.
02:17And here's Mouton again.
02:18Good save by Jouf and he hacks it away.
02:21With his feet.
02:23In green.
02:25With a golden opportunity.
02:29Jouf, though, stood tall.
02:32Didn't go to ground.
02:35And red.
02:36What the winger was going to do.
02:38Despite the arrival of the supposedly more defensive minded Lucrelsner.
02:46Sante are getting in pretty regularly here.
02:52Another ball over the top.
02:55Mathieu Cafaro, the beneficiary again.
02:59And this one.
03:02Nicely dinked ball over the top.
03:04It's behind Manetti.
03:05He's going to break, though.
03:06For Nakamura.
03:08Luc, who ran out first.
03:15The miss hit clearance from Dylan Batubiniska.
03:21Fell kindly for Nakamura.
03:26And he got a shot away as Larssoner dived to his right.
03:32And Nakamura makes it 1-0 to Stade Reims.
03:43After winning four of their previous five.
03:47So Reims will be delighted.
03:51That is a whistle and a late goal.
03:53Giving Reims the lead.
03:561-0 after 45 minutes of play.
04:00Going to take a short break.
04:01Going to come back with the highlights from this.
04:03The first half of football.
04:07A little lucky.
04:09Two have escaped without conceding.
04:13Back underway.
04:14Let's see what they can do in the second half.
04:21Santé relying on their home form.
04:24To keep them out of the bottom two this season.
04:2712 of their 13 points have come here in Saint-Étienne.
04:37Desperate to add to that.
04:39Unlucky 13.
04:40As it currently stands.
04:44It would be for Timmy Gomis as well.
04:48Here comes Mikhail Narek.
04:49Miles forwards.
04:50And he's put it on a plate for Augustin Boyakye.
04:54The centre back.
04:56With the assist.
04:58Boyakye with his first of the season.
05:02And Santé.
05:04Something out of nothing.
05:06Level it up.
05:18And it was one back.
05:20Just beyond the halfway line.
05:21Boyakye carried on his run.
05:23Got on the end of the 1-2.
05:25And then picked out a perfect cross.
05:28A peach of a cross.
05:31From Santé-Étienne's centre back.
05:34That is in fact his second assist of the season.
05:39This time.
05:40Picking out Augustin Boyakye.
05:42And straight on to the score sheet.
05:45And his first goal for Santé-Étienne.
05:49France look to immediately restore their lead.
05:53Manetzi's cross has come all the way to Akiyeme.
05:58End-to-end stuff suddenly.
06:00Coming alive in the second half.
06:04I thought it was anywhere near dull in the first.
06:07And it was in fact a slight deflection.
06:10And on the break.
06:11Santé find themselves with acres of space once again.
06:14Boyakye's waiting.
06:15Can he make it two for him?
06:16And two for Santé-Étienne.
06:17He can!
06:22Legard-Étienne.
06:23He's waited nine games to make his mark at his new club.
06:27Grabbed two.
06:28Santé-Étienne.
06:30And taking just a little bit of space.
06:33And he's got it.
06:34Two.
06:35Santé-Étienne.
06:36And taking just ten minutes to turn it around.
06:42Stassin this time with all the space.
06:46And the perfect pass for Boyakye.
06:49It wasn't a tap-in like the first one.
06:52Cut it back.
06:53Onto his weaker right foot.
06:56Nothing weak about the shot into the top corner.
06:59Santé-Étienne two.
07:00France one.
07:05Come on.
07:07Let's go!
07:08Come on!
07:09Good luck!
07:15Ok coming forward.
07:17Go on!
07:18Let's go.
07:19Let's go!
07:20Come on.
07:21Come on.
07:22Come on.
07:26Now spinning away is Mathieu Gafaro.
07:30Here it is.
07:31Rodeo, Guter,
07:37Let's talk about Santitian's goal difference.
07:44Also a number of heavy defeats, most notably that 8-0.
07:49Thrashing to coming into this game over the last 75 seasons.
07:54This evening now, Ito into the middle.
07:59And the header from Manezzi for the second time this game.
08:04Over the bar from close range.
08:08Ito again with the millimetre perfect delivery.
08:12They'd rather have the possession.
08:14If they have the ball, they have the lead.
08:18It can be a dangerous game, but so too can the high line,
08:22which is still in operation for Reims.
08:24Here comes Dasin. Cuts inside.
08:26Dinks it over Duke and that is beautiful.
08:29And that is three for Santitian.
08:32Three goals and quite possibly now three points.
08:39And this time Eric Corneland does allow himself.
08:45And it was that same through ball.
08:50Dasin running the line as he's done all evening.
08:56And as Guipre threw himself into the challenge,
09:00Dasin kept his head.
09:02And then that is such a deft finish.
09:09Chipping it over Duke.
09:13Nakamura's goal in the first half.
09:15They get another here.
09:17Toomer gets his shot away and it's off the upright.
09:21Too quickly on boot up.
09:24Salama teed up.
09:26Teddy Toomer took a deflection.
09:32Rantz would stay tense.
09:37But could Seabrest go above them?
09:40Rantz at her watch from Stephanie Frappard.
09:43And there, the final whistle.
09:47They came out to boost in the second half.
09:49And there you go, three goals.
09:52By Santitian, it is 3-1.
09:54After 90 minutes of play, getting their first win of the year.
09:57And their first win under new management.
09:59For the time being, they are out of the relegation zone.
10:02They are now 14th with none.
10:05And Scott, yet to play.
10:07They will be playing tomorrow, this Sunday.
10:103-1, Santitian wins it.
10:12Here.
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