OL brought back a draw from Lille (1-1), but on the Lyon side, it is still difficult to understand why Jérôme Brisard refused the goal scored by Maitland-Niles in the 77th minute. We now have the official answer.
Before equalizing in added time through Fofana, Olympique Lyonnais thought they had come back to score against LOSC thanks to a goal from their English defender. But, after waiting a long time to be called by the VAR, the referee of the match refused Maitland-Niles' achievement after viewing the images on the screen placed at the edge of the pitch. No one really understood the exact reason behind this decision. This Monday, Progress spoke with Amaury Delerue, former international referee and appointed last July manager-instructor of official French referees. The latter agreed to reconsider Jérôme Brisard's decision and justifies it without any problem.
Lille-Lyon, the referees break the silence
For Amaury Delerue, the referees of the LOSC-OL match made the right choice. “ This offside is verified by the video assistant since we are here in the context of the validation or not of a goal. The Lyon player in an offside position clearly interferes with the potential intervention of the Lille goalkeeper by coming into contact with him, influencing his ability to play the ball. Even if physical contact is proven, we have recommended that our field referees go and see the situation on the pitch for better readability and more understandable decision-making for all players. », Specified the manager of the French referees. It is a shame that the referees' sound system, which was to be implemented this season, was postponed until later due to its financial cost being too high for Ligue 1, because in this specific case, it would have avoided many debates.
