Dec 17, 2014 at 5.40pm UK at ​Stade du Moustoir
Lorient
0-1
St EtienneSaint-Etienne
FT(HT: 0-0)

Result: Saint-Etienne beat Lorient to reach Coupe de la Ligue quarter-finals

Romain Hamouma's second-half goal puts Saint-Etienne through to the quarter-finals of the Coupe de la Ligue at the expense of Lorient.

Saint-Etienne have reached the quarter-finals of the Coupe de la Ligue thanks to a 1-0 victory over Lorient this evening.

Chances were hard to come by in the first half, but Lorient's Mathias Autret was denied by Saint-Etienne keeper Stephane Ruffier just before the break.

Saint-Etienne's French defender Paul Baysse, Saint-Etienne's French defender Loic Perrin and Saint-Etienne's French midfielder Fabien Lemoine celebrate at the end of the French League Cup football match between Lorient (FCL) and Saint-Etienne (ASSE) on De© Getty Images

The visitors then scored the only goal of the game moments after the interval when Romain Hamouma finished off Kevin Monnet-Paquet's pass after a long kick from Ruffier.

That would prove to be enough for Les Verts, who are flying high in Ligue 1 as well, at the Stade Yves Allainmat-Le Moustoir.

St Etienne's Ivorian forward Max Gradel celebrates after scoring a goal during the French first division L1 football match against Lille OSC on November 1, 2014
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