Istres v Saint Etienne, 18 December 2004
| Score | 2-0 to Saint Etienne |
| Referee | Herve Piccirillo |
| Competition | French Championnat 17 |
| Venue | Stade Des Costiares, Nimes |
| Attendance | 10,740 |
0 Istres
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Rudy Riou
Defender
Christophe Dumolin
Defender
Nouredine Kacemi
Defender
Patrick Leugueun
Defender
Steven Pele
Midfielder
Frank Chaussidiere
Midfielder
Adel Chedly
Midfielder
Dejan Ilic
Forward
Florian Maurice
Forward
Moussa N'Diaye
Substitutions:
| Victor Hugo Montano for Frank Chaussidiere | 46 |
| David Hamed for Patrick Leugueun | 68 |
| Steeve Theophile for Florian Maurice | 80 |
Cards:
| Dejan Ilic | 12 | Y |
| Adel Chedly | 34 | Y |
| Moussa N'Diaye | 58 | Y |
| Steven Pele | 75 | Y |
2 Saint Etienne
Goals:
| Julien Sablé | 32 |
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| Frederic Mendy | 45 |
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Starting lineup:
Jeremie Janot
Goalkeeper
Zoumana Camara
Defender
Fousseni Diawara
Defender
Vincent Hognon
Defender
Herita Ilunga
Defender
Didier Zokora
Defender
David Hellebuyck
Midfielder
Julien Sablé
Midfielder
Pascal Feindouno
Forward
Frederic Mendy
Forward
Frederic Piquionne
Forward
Substitutions:
| Stephane Hernandez for Frederic Mendy | 62 |
| Lilian Compan for Frederic Piquionne | 83 |
Cards:
| Didier Zokora | 58 | Y |
| Zoumana Camara | 60 | R |
| Pascal Feindouno | 67 | Y |