New incident in French football

The moment the assistant referee was hit in the head with a strange object.

At Geoffroy Guichard Stadium, Saint-Etienne temporarily led 1-0 thanks to a goal by Lucas Stassin, then an unfortunate incident occurred in the 44th minute. According to French media, linesman Mehdi Rahmouni was hit in the head by a coin thrown from the stands.

The referee immediately ordered all players to leave the field. An emergency meeting was held between the Ligue 1 organizing committee, the police, and representatives of the two clubs. After a 45-minute interruption, the match was allowed to continue. Assistant Rahmouni took painkillers and was able to return to duty.

However, Ligue 1 also issued a stern warning that if any more objects are thrown onto the pitch, the match will be abandoned immediately.

When the Lyon players returned to the pitch, they were booed heavily from the home stands. It is worth remembering that the distance between Saint-Etienne and Lyon is only about 56 km, and the feud between the two clubs stretches back decades.

Last season, Saint-Etienne did not play in Ligue 1 due to relegation. Before kick-off, the home fans taunted their opponents by wearing Manchester United shirts, the team that had just dramatically eliminated Lyon in the Europa League on April 18.

Saint-Etienne fans brought MU shirts onto the field to tease Lyon.

This match is important for both teams. Lyon need 3 points to enter the top 4, while Saint-Etienne aims to escape the red light group.

Notably, Lyon coach Paulo Fonseca could only sit in the stands as he was serving a 9-month suspension after he lost his temper with referee Benoit Millot in the match against Brest on March 2.

As the match resumed, Lucas Stassin continued to shine with a second goal in the 67th minute, giving Saint-Etienne a 2-0 lead. Despite Tanner Tessmann reducing the gap in the 76th minute, Les Verts held on and secured an important 2-1 victory.

This is not the first time Saint-Etienne has been involved in a row over crowd trouble. Last month, a match against Montpellier was abandoned midway through the match after home fans rioted and threw flares, causing the stadium to appear to be on fire. After the crowd was evacuated, Ligue 1 awarded Saint-Etienne a 3-0 victory.

Source: https://znews.vn/su-co-moi-o-bong-da-phap-post1547474.html