It is “never seen” chanted Pierre Aristouy, the coach of the national U19s of FC Nantes, in the columns of Ouest-France after the 3-3 draw on the field of Tours, the red lantern of the championship. Beyond the result, it is the circumstances of this meeting that have something to leave doubtful. First fact of the game, the main referee forced to leave the field following an injury … and no official to replace him: “The referee was injured after nine minutes. As there was no official around the field, a draw was made and it was a Tours manager who replaced the assistant referee passed to the center. But at half-time, when we were leading to the score (2-0), the match delegate warned us that another assistant referee had come from the Regional 2 match which was taking place nearby of ours ” continued the technician at the microphone of the regional daily.
Nantes coach expelled
Through the words of the coach of the Yellow and Green, Ouest-France reports that this crazy scenario did not stop there. While Nantes controlled this meeting (0-2 at half-time), Pierre Aristouy players saw their opponents of the day come back to score on two stopped phases. A free kick then a penalty caused following a total incomprehension to return to 3-3 and offer a completely narrow end to the game.
But to equalize, we had to work hard. A Tours FC player falls and remains on the ground in the Nantes area, before the ball returns to this area a minute later as reported by Ouest-France. The defender, who will repel the ball with his head falls on the player still on the ground before a penalty is finally whistled against the Yellow and Green. A situation where Pierre Aristouy, excluded, lost his calm: “We managed to regain the advantage and what happened is completely unthinkable. We can only blame ourselves” he concluded bitterly even if the FCN remains at the top of the championship following this draw (3-3).
Photo credit: FC Nantes / Arnaud Duret
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