the Refereeing Department recognizes it, a penalty should have been whistled for the OGCN

According to the FFF Refereeing Department, the referee of the OL-Nice match (4-1) should have whistled a penalty against OL for a foul by Caleta-Car on Guessand.

At 3-1 for the Lyonnais, a penalty should have been whistled for the Niçois. This is the opinion of the Refereeing Department of the French Football Federation. In a report from the 13th day of Ligue 1, posted online on Tuesday December 3, the body returns to the clash that occurred in the 48th minute of the OL-Nice match between Lyon defender Duje Caleta-Car and the attacker Evann Guessand from Nice. Despite the use of video assistance screens, referee Bastien Dechepy did not call a foul. Olympique Lyonnais finally won 4-1.

“The images show that the defender is holding the attacker back, with a clear girding of one arm, then both, and a lack of interest in the ball. The light sole on the attacker's left foot cannot in itself justify a The defender's intervention does not allow the attacker to continue his action after controlling the ball, and constitutes a fault within the meaning of Law 12. A penalty was therefore expected following the viewing at the edge of the field. as well as a warning to the offender for unsporting behavior”, considers the Refereeing Department.

“I find it scandalous”

The analysis is accompanied by the publication of a video showing the decision-making process of the arbitration body on this action. It thus turns out that Jérôme Brisard, video assistant referee, was rather in favor of a penalty being awarded, but that the central referee Bastien Dechepy preferred to keep his decision.

“When we don’t whistle a penalty on Evann Guessand, and we whistle this foul, I find it scandalous,” denounced Nice sports director Florian Maurice after the match.