A top-flight soccer match in France between Montpellier Hérault and Saint-Étienne was postponed on Sunday after fans let off flares which started a small fire in the stands.

Saint-Etienne was hosting Auxerre at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in the second leg of a relegation/promotion playoff that went to penalty kicks following a 2-2 draw on aggregate.

Saint-Etienne, once the darlings of the French game, winning eight of their 10 league titles and all six of their Coupe de France crowns in a 12-year period from the early 1960's into the late 70 ...

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