Stade Francais: (0) 25
Tries: Melikidze, Motassi, Penalty, Laloi Cons: Barre Pens: Barre
Exeter: (17) 20
Tries: Brown-Bampoe, Sio 2 Cons: Slade 2 Pens: Slade Drop goal: Slade
Exeter’s indiscipline saw them throw away a 22-point lead as they lost at Stade Francais in the European Challenge Cup.
Paul Brown-Bampoe’s 15th-minute try and Scott Sio’s score in stoppage time at the end of the first half put Exeter 17-0 up at the break.
Sio got another soon after the restart to put Exeter 22-0 ahead, before Giorgi Melikidze replied soon after for Stade.
Thibaut Motassi’s try reduced the gap further as Exeter gave away penalty after penalty.
Greg Fisilau was sin-binned for bringing down a 63rd-minute maul, with replacement Lewis Pearson giving away a penalty try for a similar offence a minute later.
Down by two men, Charles Laloi’s try put the hosts ahead soon after, but Henry Slade’s drop goal from 35 metres with eight minutes left saw Exeter go a point in front despite being short-handed.
But Leo Barre’s penalty four minutes later, after another Exeter error, sealed the English side’s fate.
The loss means Exeter remain second in Pool Three, but cannot win the group as Stade have a six-point lead over the Chiefs with one game to go.
More to follow.
Stade Francais: Jonas; Laloi, Marchant, Vili, Etien; Foursans-Bourdette, Motassi; Iscaro, Nicotera, Alo-Emile, Gabrillagues (capt), Turagacoke, Scelzo, Hirigoyen, Mapu
Replacements: Garcia Albo, Alo-Emile, Melikidze, Pesenti, Briatte, Delbouis, Abadie, Barre
Exeter: Woodburn; Feyi-Waboso, Slade, Rigg, Brown-Bampoe; Haydon-Wood, Chapman; Sio, Dweba, Tchumbadze, Jenkins (capt), Zambonin, Hooper, Roots, Fisilau.
Replacements: Yeandle, Goodrick-Clarke, Roots, Tuima, Pearson, James, Cairns, Coen.
Yellow card: Fisilau (64), Pearson (65)
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
