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Violence at Lens vs Le Havre Match: Club Launches Investigation into Attack on Supporters

Before the match against Lens on Friday (0-0), the HAC DJ, located in the corridors of the Océane stadium, played the Corons anthem, for a moment of communion between supporters of the two teams taken up on social networks. But another video circulating on We can see in the E1 side stand, just after the goal scored by Florian Sotoca in added time (90th + 2), a small group of Lensois supporters attacked by a little less than ten Le Havre supporters.

The reason ? During the goal, finally refused for offside, one of these Sang et Or supporters blew a smoke bomb; he also, according to several testimonies, upset his Le Havre counterparts by gesture and word, before suffering their violent reprisals. Taken care of by the stewards, then by the first aiders and the doctor in charge of the spectators, the supporter left the stadium on a stretcher, but nothing serious would be reported.

As soon as the meeting ended on Friday evening, the HAC launched an investigation and, thanks to its video surveillance system, it was already able to identify some of the attackers. “Following these acts of violence, the club is filing a complaint against the spectators involved and will at the same time take measures against them,” said the reigning L2 champion in a press release published Monday.

A problem also for Lensoises during the excavation

It remains to be seen how independent Lensois supporters were able to enter this area of ​​the stadium with a smoke bomb and their team’s jersey, a point raised during a security meeting preceding the match.

Another problem allegedly occurred before the meeting. Around twenty Racing subscribers were offended by the way in which, before entering the visitor’s park, the pat-downs were carried out during the search, carried out by a woman accustomed to this exercise in close proximity to the police and the stewards. from RC Lens. If nothing came up immediately, these supporters discussed this subject among themselves in the parking lot, before discussing more widely on social networks. They have since been considering following up on this matter. The Racing security department asked its Le Havre counterpart to shed light on possible actions of the private company which was officiating that evening. The HAC confirmed that it would study these facts with its service provider.

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