A fatal penalty shootout, an invasion of the field with fire from smoke bombs: Saint-Étienne lost 1 to 1 (5-4 t.a.b.) in front of Auxerre on Sunday at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, a result which sends the Greens into Ligue 2. As soon as the last successful shot on goal by the Auxerrois Birama Touré, synonymous with victory for the Burgundians who returned to Ligue 1 after ten years of absence, the field was invaded by thousands of angry supporters.
On the Green side, as soon as the relegation was completed, a press release from the shareholders announced the club’s next sale. Roland Romeyer and Bernard Caïazzo promise “important news concerning the future of the club and ours”, adding that “an essential page in our life will turn”. In the greatest confusion.
