A goal from Charles Abi one minute from the end he avoided defeat against him Reims of Saint-Étienne (1-1), who has accumulated five games without losing and prolongs his climb to escape the relegation zone. Although the box Claude Puel faced the duel in his stadium, the Stade Geoffroy GuichardAs the game unfolded, he won a point.
The Reims directed by David Guion and who is also stuck at the bottom of the table, came close to winning in the 72nd minute when the Malian The Bilal Touré He received a ball from his compatriot Moussa Doumbia and beat Jessy Moulin.
By this time Abi had already jumped onto the pitch, at game time, instead of Anthony Modeste. He took advantage of a rejection in full local harassment to sign a shot that surpassed the Serbian Predrag Rajkovic.
The Saint-Étienne and the Reims are tied at thirty points in the standings, eight from Nantes, antepenultimate, which marks the descent.