Degradation Confirmed, Saint Etienne Players Chased And Attacked By Flares By Their Own Supporters

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JAKARTA - Saint Etienne's players were attacked by their own fans after being relegated from the top-tier French football Ligue 1 tournament. This moment went viral on social media.

Saint Etienne will host the relegation promotion play-off second leg against Auxerre. However, the match ended in a 1-1 draw, so the match had to go to a penalty shootout.

In the shootout, Saint Etienne lost 4-5 so that they were confirmed to be relegated to Ligue 2 next season. As soon as the referee's whistle sounded, Saint Etienne supporters from all over entered the pitch.

Realizing there was danger approaching, a number of players immediately ran to the locker room. However, disillusioned fans continued to chase the players and also directed flares towards the dressing room.

Seeing this situation, the security forces intervened to dispel the supporters who were on the field. However, due to the large number of people who fell, the police had difficulty dealing with the crowd in a short time.

Grosse colère des supporters après le coup de sifflet final. L'ASSE est en L2 #ASSE #ASSEAJA ©Evect pic.twitter.com/FmPn7fcDPR

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This incident was captured by fans and uploaded to social media until it went viral. However, Saint Etienne has yet to provide any explanation regarding the conditions after the match.

According to the AP report, the last time Saint Etienne played in Ligue 2 was in the 2004/2005 season.

Saint Etienne is a club that has 10 French League titles and had triumphed in the late 50s to early 80s. Saint Etienne even finished runners-up in the Champions League in the 1975/1976 season when they fell to Bayern Munich in the final.