Held in check on the Reims pitch this Saturday during the 12th day of Ligue 1 (1-1), OL expressed their incomprehension at several refereeing decisions taken by Stéphanie Frappart, who could have awarded two penalties to the Lyonnais.
The Lyonnais are furious. For its first match since the DNCG's announcements of a precautionary demotion at the end of the season, OL lost two points on the Reims pitch this Saturday during the 12th day of Ligue 1. If Rayan Cherki had put his team on the right track, Pierre Sage's men once again paid for their poor start to the second half, which benefited Diakité, author of the equalizer for the Champagne club (1-1). Beyond the sharing of points, the Gones did not digest two decisions taken by Stéphanie Frappart, the referee of the match.
Or rather the decision not to award a penalty for very contentious contacts on Malick Fofana and Alexandre Lacazette. Enough to enrage Daniel Congré, a newcomer to the club's management.
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“We just want to understand. There were two contentious situations which were to our disadvantage this evening,” sighed the OL sports coordinator at the microphone of DAZN. “I am obviously talking about the two penalties which were not whistled on Alexandre Lacazette and Malick Fofana. I would simply like to understand why Madame Frappart did not go to see the VAR. For me, there was really food for thought. I I don't know if you've seen the footage, but his support foot is clearly hit.”
The former Montpellier player also asked for “uniformity in arbitration decisions” and expressed a certain level of fed up. “I'm disappointed for the players because it doesn't reward all their efforts. Tonight, I'm very disappointed because these decisions really hurt us. The players deserved this victory. These decisions were to our disadvantage, that's very bad. It's starting to get bad, we're going to have to change things.”
In addition to the refereeing controversies denounced by the Lyonnais, the latter once again showed two faces on the Auguste-Delaune pitch: a very attractive first period during which they had numerous opportunities, then a less diligent second act. and more winded. Undefeated for seven games in the league, Les Gones are slowed down but remain in the top 5 of Ligue 1 before returning to the Europa League with a long trip to Qarabag (Azerbaijan) on Thursday.
