Hooked by the Stade de Reims on Saturday evening (1-1), OL were not helped by the refereeing of Stéphanie Frappart, who forgot two obvious penalties in favor of the Gones according to Daniel Congré and John Textor, who are stepped up to the plate after the meeting in Champagne.
Olympique Lyonnais remained on a victory in the derby against Saint-Etienne before the international break, and had every intention of continuing their momentum during the trip to Reims this Saturday evening. Pierre Sage's men, ultra-dominant in the first half, finally conceded a draw against Luka Elsner's team (1-1). A bad operation for OL, especially since Corentin Tolisso's teammates could have obtained one, or even two penalties. A fairly obvious foul on Malick Fofana in the penalty area was not called, a controversy to which we can add the lighter foul on Alexandre Lacazette, still hanging on at the level of his support foot.
This is not the first time that Stéphanie Frappart's arbitration has been unfavorable to Olympique Lyonnais in recent months. Enough is too much for the Lyon board which this time expressed its fed up after the match, notably through its sports coordinator Daniel Congré. “We just want to understand. There were two contentious situations which went against us this evening. I am obviously talking about the two penalties which were not whistled against 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 definitely food for thought. The fault on Lacazette too light? I don't know if you've seen the images, but his support foot is clearly hit.” regrets the former defender of the MHSC before concluding.
Stéphanie Frappart causes scandal in Lyon
“We want uniformity in arbitration decisions. I'm disappointed for the players because it doesn't reward all their efforts. Tonight, I am very disappointed because these decisions really hurt us” railed the new OL sports coordinator, joined later in the evening by his boss John Textor, who also pointed the finger at the refereeing on Instagram in a post subsequently deleted.
“There is contact on the posterior side on the left leg of the Lyon player. He pushes and breaks the course of his trajectory. It’s a penalty” railed the boss of Olympique Lyonnais, photo supporting the potential fault on Malick Fofana. Among the Gones supporters, we still can't believe it and we are screaming scandal at the refereeing of Stéphanie Frappart, which is definitely not successful in Lyon as confirmed by this new controversial match on the Reims side.
