Saint-Etienne loses 2-1 at 10-man Troyes

Saint-Etienne missed the chance to move third in Ligue 1, losing 21 at newly promoted Troyes on Sunday despite the home side playing for nearly an hour with 10 men.

Bryan Pele and Saif-Eddine Khaoui scored for Troyes, either side of Hernani's equalizer.

Hernani was sent off six minutes from time with the second red card of the match after Troyes midfielder Karim Azamoum's first-half dismissal.

Saint-Etienne remained sixth, while Troyes moved up to ninth after its first home win of the season.

Marseille can move third with a victory at Nice later in the Mediterranean derby.

Troyes was looking for a second successive victory but its hopes receded when Azamoum was shown a straight red card in the 34th minute for a tackle on Remy Cabella.

Saint-Etienne had dominated the game until the sending off but it was Troyes that took the lead seven minutes after going down to 10 men as Samuel Grandsir raced down the right before crossing for an unmarked Pele to volley in.

Saint-Etienne equalized in the 53rd when Cabella sprinted on the left flank and crossed for Hernani to fire into the bottom left corner.

But Khaoui restored Troyes' lead four minutes later with a free kick into the top left corner.

Troyes goalkeeper Mamadou Samassa pulled off a number of fine saves to prevent Saint-Etienne equalizing and the visitors' hopes of snatching a point all but evaporated when Hernani was sent off for a challenge on Grandsir.

Troyes thought it had extended its lead in stoppage time but Adama Niane's goal was ruled out for offside.

YELLOW TO RED

Lyon also missed the chance to move up the table as it let slip a two-goal lead after going down to 10 men to draw 3-3 at Angers.

The match changed five minutes after the break when Marcelo was sent off with Lyon leading 3-1.

The Brazil defender lifted his arm in frustration at being booked and appeared to accidentally knock the yellow card out of the referee's hand as he immediately turned around and apologized for what he had done. However, Mikael Lesage showed him the red card.

Karl Toko Ekambi reduced the deficit eight minutes later and Ismael Traore leveled in the 67th.

Lyon had taken the lead with less than five minutes on the clock when Mariano Diaz didn't hit Rafael's cross cleanly but the ball still bounced into the bottom left corner. League One

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