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Saint-Etienne
Ligue 1
May 4, 2014 at 1pm UK
 
Montpellier

St EtienneSaint-Etienne
2-0
MontpellierMontpellier HSC

Hamouma (47'), Erding (57')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Saint-Etienne consolidate fourth in Ligue 1

By , Football Editor |
Saint-Etienne consolidate fourth position in Ligue 1 with a 2-0 win over Montpellier HSC.

Saint-Etienne have consolidated fourth position in Ligue 1 with a 2-0 win over Montpellier HSC on Sunday afternoon.

Neither side could break the deadlock in a fairly one-placed opening 45 minutes, with two yellow cards for Montpellier demonstrating the feistiness in the middle of the park.

Montpellier's French forward Mbaye Niang (R) vies with St Etienne's French defender Loic Perrinduring the French L1 football match on May 4, 2014© Getty Images

Saint-Etienne opened the scoring in the early stages of the first period when Romain Hamouma found the back of the net, before Mevlut Erdinc made it 2-0 just before the hour mark.

The visitors introduced Karim Ait-Fana and Morgan Sanson in an attempt to find a way back into the match, but Saint-Etienne held on to pick up a vital three points.

Saint-Etienne's French forward Mevlut Erding celebrates after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match AS Saint-Etienne (ASSE) vs Montpellier (MHSC) on May 4, 2014© Getty Images

Former champions Montepellier, meanwhile, remain 13th having won just eight of their 36 league games this season.

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Saint-Etienne's French midfielder Romain Hamouma challenges Rennes' Tiemoue Bakayoko during the French L1 football match between Saint-Etienne and Rennes at the Geoffroy Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne, central France, on April 18, 2014
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