The refereeing of the last match between Olympique de Marseille and Stade Rennais at Roazhon Park caused controversy, to the point of perpetuating the belief that there is an anti-OM plot. The latest report from the Refereeing Department will, however, reassure supporters.
The meeting between Stade Rennais and Olympique de Marseille for the 17th day of Ligue 1 has caused a lot of ink to flow. Unfortunately, it was not so much for the quality of the match that the journalists took out their pens and the consultants their microphones, but rather for the level of the refereeing. The man with the whistle announced for the match was at the origin of several decisions which surprised the supporters of the two teams as well as the observers of the match. Refereeing choices which had a major impact on the game since we are talking about two different contentious situations. One saw Rennes obtain a penalty – stopped immediately by Rulli -, the other prevented OM from obtaining a penalty after analysis of the video. A few days after the final whistle of Marseille's victory, the Refereeing department ruled in favor of the Olympians.
The FFF invalidates another referee
In its penultimate weekly report, the Refereeing department of the French Football Federation decided to invalidate François Letexier's decision not to exclude Wilfrid Singo when he had wiped his crampons on Gianluigi Donnarumma. This time, it is Abdelatif Kherradji's turn to be found guilty of an error by his superiors. In its latest report, the FFF Refereeing Department confirmed that Amir Murillo's hand should not have been whistled.
« Contact between the hand and the ball occurs while the defender's arm comes down naturally after the aerial duel, without the defender taking any risks. In accordance with the Laws of the Game, the position of the arm at the time of contact can therefore be considered to be a consequence of the movement of the defender's body in this specific situation. The viewing at the edge of the field and the penalty were therefore not expected “, explained the DA. This statement has no immediate impact on the match anyway, except that it can reassure the supporters that they were right to cry foul.
