ASSE 2-1 ESTAC : thanks to Robert Beric!

THE KEY OF THE GAME

#ASSEESTAC 2-1 TERMINÉ à Saint-Etienne où les Verts s'imposent 2-1 grâce à un doublé en seconde période de Robert Beeeeric !
L'#ASSE pointe désormais à la 6ème place de @Ligue1Conforama ! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/mK9o5UTEr3

— AS Saint-Etienne (@ASSEofficiel) 22 avril 2018

He warmed up during the break without a pinny, as if he was already playing his match. Robert Beric did not take a long time to prove just that. Six minutes, to be precise, was enough for him to score two goals and turn around a match that was becoming complicated for the Verts. Niane (8) had opened the score with the only shot on net made by Troyes during the first half, after an error made by Neven Subotic. The Stéphanois were dominating and and not managing to even the score. So Jean-Louis Gasset had his Slovenian striker enter the game at the beginning of the second half. With Romain Hamouma, two-time decisive assistman, ASSE’s number 27 became the Verts’ saviour. With a strong head-butt, Beric evened the score (68). Six minutes later, he got another goal past Zelazny (74). Determined, the Slovenian even scored a third goal, which didn’t count as he was off-side (86), and almost scored a hat trick when he took possession of the ball following Jonathan Bamba’s free kick (89). In one half time, Robert Beric brought his team to 6th place in the rankings. In four months, the Verts have overtaken ten teams and are now in a good position to earn a spot in the Europa League. Who better than Robert Beric to personify this magnificent “remontada”?

THE GOALS

#ASSEESTAC 2-1 82e : en minutes, le temps qu'il a fallu à Robert #Beric pour inscrire un doublé 👇 pic.twitter.com/qNCqPffZUG

— AS Saint-Etienne (@ASSEofficiel) 22 avril 2018

8 (0-1): Niane opens the score. With the help of Benjamin Nivet, the striker shot the ball into an empty net.

68 (1-1): Robert Beric evens the score! The striker headbutts the free kick made by Romain Hamouma and allows the Verts to tie the game.

74 (2-1): Robert Beric scores his second goal of the evening with the assistance of his teammate Romain Hamouma! The right foot of the number 27 of ASSE does the rest.

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THE ANALYSIS OF THE COACH

🎙️ #Gasset : "Nous sommes sixièmes ce soir. Il y a encore 12 points à prendre. Nous sommes dans un mouchoir de poche. Notre calendrier est, je trouve, assez difficile. Toutes les équipes seront concernées. Nous avons pris une petite avance, c'est bien."

— AS Saint-Etienne (@ASSEofficiel) 22 avril 2018

Having demonstrated his effective coaching notably by putting Robert Beric into the game during the break, Jean-Louis Gasset wanted to avoid all euphoria after the match. Even if his players are now in 6th place and more than ever before on the road to qualify for the Europa League, the tactician thinks above all of the effort that is required to confront a difficult end-of-season calendar.

Ligue 1 Conforama

Week 34

Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium

ASSE 2–1 ESTAC

Half-time : 0-1

Referee : M. Jochem

Goals : Beric (68, 74) for ASSE ; Niane (8) for ESTAC

Yellow cards : Bellugou (63), Traoré (80) for ESTAC

ASSE : Ruffier (C) – Silva, Theophile-Catherine, Subotic, Debuchy – Diousse (then Beric, 46), M’Vila – Ntep (then Monnet-Paquet, 46), Cabella, Hamouma (then Hernani, 78) – Bamba. Coach : Jean-Louis Garcia.

ESTAC : Zelazny – Cordoval, Herelle, Traoré, Giraudon – Azamoum, Darbion (then Suk, 79), Nivet (C) (then Ben Saada, 75), Bellugou, Grandsir – Niane (then Obiang, 75). Coach : Jean-Louis Garcia.