For the second time in a row, AS Saint-Etienne managed to win on home soil this Saturday at the expense of MHSC. After the victory of Auxerre (3-1) and Strasbourg (2-0) at Bouillant Chaudron, the Greens won this time by the smallest of margins (1-0).

It was thanks to an achievement by the young Moroccan Bouchouari that the Stéphanois were able to make the difference. This just after returning from the locker room, a recovery difficult to read for the Pailladins goalkeeper. The soul and the unique banderilla planted in an otherwise engaging and balanced match.

For Montpellier, which only took one step to stop the bleeding during the defeat of Brest (3-1), the right was brutal and left the club flanked by the red lantern, three points behind of the waterline. A six long period of adversity during the day, an ASSE which greens up a little and temporarily rises to 13^e
position.