Chartrains staff and players had a very bad evening this Friday at the Jean-Cochet hall. Crucified at the buzzer, they struggled to recover from such an outcome. “When the siren sounds, the ball is on its way, the goal should not have been validated”, proclaimed loud and clear Julien Meyer, after viewing the images of the victorious shot from Varois Benjamin Bataille. Renowned for his objectivity, the one who will join the Swiss club Schaffhausen next June was not the only one to curse the wanderings of the referees and especially their laxity, when after confused consultation, they decided to award the 30th Raphaël goal.
The crucified CCMHB
So much so that its leaders immediately decided to lodge a complaint with the NHL’s competition organizing committee. “There are videos of spectators circulating, but above all there are images of the League broadcast which are available. We will not have a return before Monday, but we believe that we have a real chance of winning our case, ”considers Philippe Besson, general manager of the Chartres club, necessarily disillusioned by the turn of events. And their epilogue. In his line of sight, the attribution of the draw by the federal body.
Two points lost
Potentially favorable outcome which could open the door to a cascade of appeals. “This has happened before,” said a club leader familiar with federal regulations.
Svetlin Dimitrov, maximum efficiency
A club, 13th in the Starligue and shaken by a disappointing start to the year (three defeats in as many games) and which could regret the two points lost on Friday, when the poorly ranked sound the revolt with the victory of Sélestat (16th) in Aix and the draw from Istres (14th) in Limoges. “We didn’t know how to kill the match when we could have done so. And we make mistakes at key moments. It testifies to a feverishness which it is difficult to get rid of, ”concluded a skeptical Gaël Tribillon on the chances of the CCMHB to be heard.
David Berthelem
