ASSE 5-0 LOSC: pure happiness!

LE RÉSUMÉ

#ASSELOSC 2-0 30e : Hééééé à gauuuche hé, héééé à droité hé, en avant hé, allez les Stéphanois ! 🎶 C'est la fête dans le Chaudron 🏟️🎉

— AS Saint-Etienne (@ASSEofficiel) 19 mai 2018

Party night in the Cauldron! The last match of the season was a magnificent spectacle, a great victory for Jean-Louis Gasset’s team. Jonathan Bamba, with a volley from the right, opened the score (7th) before the star of the show Romain Hamouma made his presence known. The number 21 first regaled the Kop Nord with a chain of goals (7th & 39th) during the first half. But that was not nearly satisfying enough so during the second half he outmanoeuvred Maignan to completed his first hat trick wearing the green jersey (62nd).

A clear sign that the evening was favourable to the Verts, Kévin Malcuit even scored a goal against his own team, after Maignan blocked a shot made by Oussama Tannane (65th). 5-0, a magical score in an exceptional atmosphere for the end of the match. One last “chalalalala, oh Saint-Etienne!” shared with the Kop Nord, a great thanks to the “Peuple Vert” and to the teammates of Loïc Perrin who were able to return to the locker room with a smile on their faces. Finishing in 7th place, they overcame Nice in the very end but couldn’t prevent Bordeaux from finishing in 6th place. With 35 points earned after their return, they fought until the very end. Merci les Verts !

THE GOALS

7th (1-0): Opening of the score for the Verts! Maignon blocks a shot made by Romain Hamouma before Jonathan Bamba regains possession of the ball and shoots it between the legs of Lille’s goalie.

13th (2-0): What a goal by Romain Hamouma! The number 21 turns a volley into a chest-lob that makes the Kop Nord shake!

39th (3-0): Second goal of the game for Romain Hamouma! Amazing accomplishment for the Stéphanois striker. Superb!

62nd (4-0): Hat trick for Romain Hamouma! Assisted by Jonathan Bamba, the number 21 gets close and scores with his left foot.

65th (5-0): The return to Sainte-Etienne is painful for Kévin Malcuit who shoots the ball into his team’s own net after Maignan stops a shot made by Oussama Tannane. 

THE COACH'S ANALYSIS

🎙️#Gasset: "Ce soir c’est un tout: nous avions plus de fraîcheur, nous avions à cœur de bien finir. Tout le monde était en confiance. C’est le maître mot de ce métier. Avec un public pareil, nous sommes forcément en confiance. Nous avons tenté et réalisé des gestes techniques."

— AS Saint-Etienne (@ASSEofficiel) 19 mai 2018

Jean-Louis Gasset was happy at the end of the encounter. His players gave him a magnificent victory against LOSC (5-0). Moreover the tactician appreciated seeing his team enjoy themselves on the field as much as they did.

Ligue 1 Conforama

Week 38

Geoffoy-Guichard Stadium

Attendance : 33665 spectators

ASSE 5–0 LOSC

Half-time : 3-0

Referee : Letexier

Goals : Bamba (7), Hamouma (13e 39e 62), Malcuit (65 own goal) for ASSE

Yellow card : Selnaes (58) for ASSE

ASSE : Ruffier – Théophile-Catherine, Perrin (C), Subotic, Debuchy (then Pierre-Gabriel, 71) – Selnaes, M’Vila – Monnet-Paquet (then Tannane, 63e), Hamouma, Bamba – Beric (then Ntep, 63). Coach: Jean-Louis Gasset

LOSC : Maignan – Ballo, Dabila, Ié, Malcuit – Araujo (then Alonso, 42), Maia, Bissouma (then El Ghazi, 46), Mendes (then Kouamé, 87) – Mothiba, Pepe. Coach : Christophe Galtier