The match between Olympique de Marseille and LOSC ended in a draw (1-1) which did not suit anyone and left a certain frustration emerging. She turned towards Willy Delajod, referee.
The fifteenth day of Ligue 1 McDonald's was full of posters with, in particular, the reception of Lille at the Orange Vélodrome this Saturday. This game was particularly intense, even if neither team managed to break the tie. On home soil, Olympique de Marseille led the way during the first act, having shaken the nets on their only opportunity, but were caught in the last minutes by the Mastiffs, whose pugnacity has no limit, and a header of Bafodé Diakité (1-1). The Olympians then had the feeling of having missed the boat, allowing a certain bitterness to emerge.
This was reflected from the final whistle. Willy Delajod (32), referee of the match, left under the whistles of the Marseille enclosure, escorted by security agents as the tension increased in intensity. These decisions and choices were targeted, in particular by the local clan:
“The referee never controlled the match”annoyed Roberto De Zerbi at the press conference, demanding a penalty, the cancellation of the equalizing goal and a red for Bafodé Diakité, just that.
Serious consequences
These repeated interventions boiled the supporters of Olympique de Marseille who, feeling more and more wronged, attacked the 32-year-old referee. The latter was showered with insults on social networks, while his real estate agency now has to maneuver with hundreds of negative comments as well as crazy requests on its contact form.
Newly elected head of the French Football Federation (FFF), Philippe Diallo was quick to react. He
“condemns with the greatest firmness the intolerable insults and threats, particularly on the networks, of which the referee Willy Delajod is the victim”we can read in a press release published by the 3F.
The French Football Federation “intends to reaffirm its full support for the referees”announcing
“that she will become a civil party in the context of the filing of a complaint which Willy Delajod intends to proceed with”.
