1st half
2nd half
Minute | Text commentary |
45' | Slavko Vincic blows his whistle to bring the first half to a close. Dodo's strike on 33 minutes separates the sides. |
42' | Hamouma wins a corner, which Carrizo claims easily. |
38' | Dodo plays in a great cross. Mbaye meets it with a header which Ruffier punches away, but the ref had already penalised Mbaye for a foul. |
37' | Theophile-Catherine whips in a cross, but Carrizo plucks the ball out of the air before Erdinc can get his head on it. |
36' | Bayal Sall concedes a corner from Palacio. Vidic heads the resulting cross over the bar. |
33' | INTER TAKE THE LEAD! Great play from the Nerazzurri. Mbaye crosses in, Palacio forces a save from Ruffier and Dodo sticks away the rebound! |
27' | The French outfit are pushing forward. Erdinc's header is deflected wide. |
25' | Some good play from Saint-Etienne ends with a smart shot from Hamouma - Carrizo gets down well to save. |
20' | Lemoine tries to burst into the area, but Inter stand firm. Shortly afterwards, Gradel latches on to a long ball but Carrizo makes the stop. |
16' | Ruffier again keeps the scores level, this time saving Kuzmanovic's long-range effort. |
14' | Dodo's free-kick is met by a towering Mbaye header. Ruffier is there to make a timely stop on the line. |
13' | Dodo on the attack. The ball is blocked, but the Nerazzurri are appealing for a handball. The ref waves play on. |
12' | Palacio lobs Ruffier, but Bayal Sall is there to clear. The Argentine wins a free-kick. |
12' | Vincic blows up for a back-pass between Sall and Ruffier. |
10' | Dodo has a shot, but it's blocked by Ruffier. |
8' | Kuzmanovic with a right-footed shot from the edge of the area! The ball whistles past Ruffier's post. |
6' | What a chance for Inter!! Dodo plays Bonazzoli through, who crosses for Kuzmanovic. The resulting shot goes just wide. |
5' | Gradel whips the cross in, but the Nerazzurri defence clears. |
4' | Vidic makes the sliding tackle, but Lemoine earns his team a corner. |
2' | Kovacic crosses in the corner. Andreolli gets his head to it, but the ball sails over Ruffier's bar. |
1' | Everything is set here at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard for Matchday 4 of the UEFA Europa League, which sees Saint-Etienne host Inter. |
1' | Kuzmanovic is fouled and Inter are awarded a free-kick. Kovacic's effort goes out for a corner. |
1' | Saint-Etienne get us underway! |
1' | Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic will officiate the match. Tonight is his ninth European assignment. |
1' | The young Federico Bonazzoli gets his first start for the club, alongside Rodrigo Palacio. Osvaldo returns to the bench. |
1' | Guarin starts on the bench. Mbaye and Dodo will line up on the wings, whilst Kuzmanovic, Medel and Kovacic complete the midfield three. |
1' | Inter captain Ranocchia is rested this evening, so Andreolli lines up alongside Vidic and Juan Jesus. |
1' | Walter Mazzarri makes some changes tonight to account for the strain of competing on two fronts. Carrizo starts in goal. |
Minute | Text commentary |
48' | Inter's next Europa League outing is against Dnipro, on Thursday 27 November at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. |
48' | The Nerazzurri are in control of Group F with eight points. Saint-Etienne, Dnipro and Qarabag are all level on four. |
48' | The final whistle blows! It ends Saint-Etienne 1-1 Inter, with goals from Dodo (33) and Bayal Sall (50). |
47' | Osvaldo tries a shot from the edge of the area, but the Saint-Etienne defence stand firm to block. |
45' | There will be three minutes' added time. |
45' | Lemoine's shot is not troubling Carrizo. |
40' | Carrizo keeps the scores level with a great save from Van Wolfswinkel. |
38' | Inter make their final change. Mazzarri brings off Kuzmanovic to give 18-year-old Andrea Palazzi his debut in the Nerazzurri colours. |
30' | Gradel looks for goal with a long-range effort, but Carrizo is there to get down and make the save. |
29' | Osvaldo makes his return from injury, taking the place of Mateo Kovacic. |
28' | The French team cause confusion in the Nerazzurri box - Carrizo has to come out to save. |
23' | Saint-Etienne make a second change. Hamouma jogs off with Van Wolfswinkel taking his place. |
21' | Federico Bonazzoli's fine debut comes to an end. He's replaced by Joel Obi. |
19' | Hamouma's shot is deflected behind by Palacio. The corner leads to a back-heel from Theophile-Catherine, which Carrizo saves. |
16' | Gradel tries another shot, but Juan Jesus blocks. |
15' | Andreolli brings down Tabanou to give away a free-kick. Gradel takes it - Juan Jesus and Medel get the ball away. |
11' | First change for the hosts: Erdinc makes way for Diomande. |
8' | Very poor foul from Tabanou on Mbaye. The Saint-Etienne man gets a booking for his troubles. |
5' | Saint-Etienne draw level. From a corner, Bayal Sall pounces on the loose ball to beat Carrizo and make it 1-1. |
4' | Tabanou crosses the ball in, but Vidic clears. Gradel shoots and it deflects behind for a corner. |
1' | We're back underway here at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard! |