Vincent Pajot was at the receiving end of a firm kick to the head, which knocked him clean out onto the turf at Stade Armand Cesari
Bastia have a bit of a reputation. With 12 red cards in 28 Ligue 1 matches this season, they unsurprisingly prop up the fair play table of France’s top flight, and Nicolas Saint-Ruf did little to help their cause on Saturday.
Shortly before the interval in their scoreless draw against Saint-Etienne, the former Montpellier centre-back challenged for a loose bouncing ball with Vincent Pajot but succeeded only in catching the midfielder with a roundhouse kick about the head.