Confused scene at the end of the match between Lens and OM this Saturday, OM almost saw their hopes of victory disappear in the final minutes. Despite a two-goal lead thanks to Rongier and Luis Henrique, the Marseillais saw the Lensois come back to 2-1 after a superb shot from Fulgini. In the last ten minutes, Lens believed to equalize with a strike from Labeau Lascary in the 85th minute, but the referee, Eric Wattellier, after consulting the video, canceled the goal for a foul by Fulgini on Nadir at the start of the game. 'action. OM then had the opportunity to recover immediately with a free kick on the edge of the area. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, without hesitation, hit a powerful low shot, scoring a third goal which definitively sealed the victory for the Phocaeans.
Still doesn't understand referee management
An inevitably infuriating scenario for Lens who saw a potential draw turn into a 1-3 defeat. And if the fault seems difficult to dispute, the Lensois coach for one evening, Edward Still, assistant to his brother Will who was suspended, did not hide his surprise at the management of the situation. “This end-of-match situation is strange. Strange because at the time the referee who let the whole match play and overall allowed a pleasant match for everyone, even for the spectator, to feel that he was missing this phase that he sees that he interprets and says to himself that there is no fault… No fault, no fault, that is not to be told to us, but we see that he believes that there is no fault. We have to see to what extent VAR must intervene,” said Edward Still on BeIN Sports.
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To summarize
Edward Still, the assistant coach of Lens and brother of Will Still suspended for the match against OM, was scathing against a crucial refereeing decision. Indeed, a goal ultimately refused with the intervention of the VAR caused talk.
