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Five hours before the kick-off of the 32nd final between Tours and Lorient, this Saturday, December 21, the meeting was canceled for security reasons.
A gala match for Tours (R1) against Lorient (Ligue 2), but which will not take place… Five hours before the start of the match scheduled for this Saturday, December 21, the French Cup match was canceled, as the FFF states in a press release. Security reasons are notably mentioned.
According to The New Republiceverything was perfectly planned ahead of the meeting, the Tours club having validated a first system having received the approval of the Prefecture of Indre-et-Loire after having turned to the company Sud Ouest Sécurité (SOS ).
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However, Hacène Haddad, close to the new strong man of the TFC, Ivan Desmet, considered that the quote was too high and rejected it a few days ago. And this even though he does not hold any official position within the club.
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Due to the inability to guarantee security inside the stadium, Tours FC in
consultation with the Mayor and the Prefect took the decision to cancel the Tours FC – FC Lorient meeting (32nd final of the French Cup). https://t.co/DZRGtbEmDx— Tours Football Club (@ToursFC) https://twitter.com/ToursFC/status/1870447386222559388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Subsequently, the new system presented was rejected by state services. Back then, and return to the first device. End of story? No, because the time to gather a sufficient number of agents was too short.
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Fearing that a closed session decided so late could lead to risks of disturbances to public order around the Vallée du Cher stadium (8,000 spectators were expected), the Prefecture decided purely and simply to cancel the match.
“The Organizing Commission of the Coupe de France will examine the follow-up to be given,” indicates the FFF in its press release.
