Bordeaux, designated the home club during the draw, decided not to host the match at Matmut Atlantique (42,000 seats) due to organizational costs that were too high in relation to revenue, which was anticipated to be lower than in the championship. And which must also be shared with the visiting club.
However, this is the only venue that can accommodate Ultramarines and North Gate, two groups with heightened antagonism in recent times. The closed session was therefore inevitable… unless the match was reversed and played at Les Herbiers. What the Girondins wanted to avoid so as not to be penalized sportingly.
A qualification to play in Ligue 1?
The Sainte-Germaine stadium was not supposed to be available. Hence the idea of turning towards Talence and the Pierre-Paul Bernard stadium. But the prefecture considered that the enclosure and its surroundings did not allow sufficiently secure closed doors. The Bordeaux town hall finally gave its agreement at the end of the day on Wednesday for the match to take place in Sainte-Germaine. Where the Girondins have already played two championship matches and one Coupe de France, without spectators.
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