
Saint Etienne and Auxerre locked horns with each other in the relegation playoffs on Sunday (May 29) at theGeoffroy-Guichard, France. In what was a riveting clash, which saw both sides at 1-1 after full-time, the match went in favour of Auxerre courtesy of a 5-4 scoreline in the penalties.
Following the result,Saint-Etienne -- one of France's biggest clubs -- were relegated from Ligue 1 and it led to a widespread reaction from the ardent fans. The fans of the club stormed onto the pitch to attack before the French police had to intervene and use the tear gas to stem the trouble. Here's the video of the disturbance caused by the fans the moment Saint Etienne were relegated after the penalty shootout:
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The first leg of Saint Etienne-Auxerre had also ended in a 1-1 stalemate. After the second leg also ended in a tie, after 90 minutes, the action moved to the shooouts. As soon as the result came out, the Saint Etienne fans were out in the middle to create a huge ruckus.
As a result, theplayers of both teams took refuge in the changing rooms, however, thePrime Video television footage from the tunnel displayedplayers, stewards and staff coughing from tear gas used by the police in order to disperse the invaders.