Saint-Etienne promoted to Ligue 1 with win over Metz
METZ, France — Saint-Etienne drew 2-2 at 10-man Metz to win promotion again to the French first division on Sunday, with substitute Ibrahima Wadji scoring the decisive purpose deep into further time for a 4-3 combination rating.
Both legs of the relegation-promotion playoff completed 2-1 to the house facet in common time, triggering further time at Stade Saint-Symphorien with the mixture rating at 3-3.
The 19-year-old Wadji picked a great time to web his first purpose of the season when he struck within the 117th minute of the second leg towards Metz, which performed with 10 males from the seventh minute. Metz striker Papa Amadou Diallo was proven a straight purple card for a harmful deal with on defender Dennis Appiah.
Despite this, Metz raced right into a 2-0 lead inside 25 minutes by means of midfielder Lamine Camara and prolific Georgia ahead Georges Mikautadze, who took his tally to 14 objectives in 22 video games this season after returning on mortgage from Dutch facet Ajax.
Mikautadze’s 23 league objectives helped Metz acquire promotion to the highest flight final season, and his future seems to be more likely to take him away from Metz.
Defender Léo Pétrot scored within the the thirty fifth minute for 10-time French champion Saint-Etienne, which was relegated to the second division two seasons in the past.
There had been tensions after the sport as Saint-Etienne gamers celebrated and stewards tried to guide them away from the sphere. One steward fell to the bottom after showing to seize a Saint-Etienne participant across the neck and being pushed away by him.
Brief shoving ensued as different Saint-Etienne gamers came visiting to hitch their teammate, whereas on-line photos confirmed followers throwing drinks over Saint-Etienne gamers.
