On-loan Bournemouth striker Hamed Traore’s eighth goal of the season for Auxerre was not enough as lowly Saint-Etienne grabbed a first-half equaliser and shared the spoils in Ligue 1.
Ivorian and one-time Empoli player Traorè broke the deadlock in the 26th minute on Friday when he took a superb long ball from Elisha Owusu before cutting in from the right and curling a low shot past the despairing Saint-Etienne goalkeeper.
Lucas Stassin levelled in first half stoppage time for Saint-Etienne when he was on hand to nod home on the goal-line after a rebound fell kindly to him following two point-blank saves by Donovan León.
Auxerre have not won a league match since November 24 but their fine early season form means they remain in mid-table at 11th.
The point lifted Saint-Etienne two places to 14th.
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