All the ingredients were there to witness a great football celebration. A strong local enthusiasm with copiously filled sections, two formations in great shape, and yet the party was cut short.
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After a first period slightly to the advantage of the Divais, who had taken the lead after a quarter of an hour of play through Alexis Jeanne (0-1, 16′), the residents of N3 had changed at the break with this small goal of ‘advance.
The match did not resume in the second half
When it was time to turn on the projectors to provide sufficient brightness for the second act, a pylon proved recalcitrant. Regulations required, the light had to return within 45 minutes for the debates to resume. Main problem, the absence on site of a technician authorized to work on this type of installation, which required requesting an on-call agent. However, this agent, located in Caen, arrived at the Henry Jeanne stadium after the allotted 45 minutes.
The referee then made the decision to definitively stop the match. Enough to make Eric Fouda bitter: “It’s a shame for the players and the club. We invested in making this event festive. We have a 90% chance of losing this match. The on-call duty takes 50 minutes to complete, where others would have taken 30. The hardest part will be to re-mobilize the boys by looking ahead to the championship. »
Fatalist, Philippe Clément had never experienced this in his 31-year career. “In all sincerity, I would have preferred it to go to the end. If the rules are applied, we will be given a match won since the technician must be on site to intervene. »
It remains for the League to decide quickly on the consequences of this incident, on the 6the tour being scheduled in two weeks.
BAYEUX (R1) – DIVES CABOURG (N3): 0-1 (stopped at half-time).
BUT. Jeanne (16’).
