On March 17, 1976, the Cauldron ignited for one of the biggest moments in the history of Saint-Etienne. After conceding defeat in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League against Kiev (2-0), the Greens received the winner of the European Super Cup on the return. At Geoffroy-Guichard, the fate of this meeting could have been quickly sealed with the untenable Oleg Blokhine close to opening the scoring without a good return from Christian Lopez. In the process, Hervé Revelli gave hope to Stéphanois opening the scoring soon after the hour of play (65th).
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ASSE celebrating a goal against Kiev, 1976Credit Photo – Icon Sport
The scenario of the match was completely reversed in favor of Saint-Etienne. A few minutes later, captain Jean-Michel Larqué gave the goal of equalization with a superb free kick (73rd). Thus, the Greens tore off the equalization in 8 minutes. During the overtime, Dominique Rocheteau did not tremble on a back center and gave the goal of victory to his team. Final score 3-0 after losing on the go 2-0!