Unbelievable violence. A Women’s U18 Regional 2 match between USO Athis-Mons and FC Solitaires Paris Est turned into drama on Saturday November 16 in the Paris region. Started in an unpleasant climate (no locker room provided for visiting players, insults during the game), the match took an even more terrible turn fifteen minutes from the end, when a player from Athis-Mons struck his opponent after a strong tackle. What followed was an invasion of land, as reported The Parisian .
The players having fled to the locker rooms, only Hakim Djellid remained to represent FC Solitaires Paris Est. Then, everything happened very quickly, says the coach: “I see two guys approaching me and I say to them: “We are not going to fight, the red card, I have nothing to do with it…”. Those were my last words. I was hit from behind. I was then severely beaten. Despite my unconscious state, some fans continued to hit me on the head. These people shouted loudly that they had left me for dead. »
“If I’m still alive, it’s thanks to these two 15-year-old girls”
A nightmare that finally ended: “According to my assistant’s time, I remained unconscious for 5’50”. When I woke up, I was in the fire truck”he says. The educator owes his salvation to two of his players, aged 15, who put him in the side safety position (PLS) so that he did not swallow his tongue. “I have a heart condition, I wear a defibrillator and I have already had a stroke. If I am still alive, it is thanks to these two 15 year old girls, while the adults of Athis-Mons did nothing. »
He emerged with eight days of temporary work interruption, due to head trauma, displaced neck, chest hematomas, an ear which is still bleeding and no longer functions completely. “It could have been even worse”delivers the one who worries about the psychological after-effects left on his young players. “Eight of them want to stop, they are traumatized. »
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As for him, he will draw a line under his role as an educator: “I keep telling myself that for one football match, I could have died and left my 3-year-old son an orphan […] Football is my passion, I’m just a volunteer. But risking your life for €300 in travel expenses is not worth the risk. […] I now want to act differently for football. I want my voice to be heard. I expect exemplary sanctions at the football and legal level. »
