The meeting between Nantes and Le Havre was interrupted in added time of the second period due to tensions in the Brigade Loire corner. After a half-hour interruption, the match ended in a strange atmosphere.
FC Nantes is sinking into crisis. Adrift on the pitch and led 2-0 by Le Havre on their lawn, the Nantes residents were heckled by their supporters this Sunday. After a first interruption linked to the throwing of tennis balls and toilet paper, the Loire Brigade distinguished itself in added time by causing a new interruption of the match by trying to enter the pitch after having thrown iron bars according to the broadcaster, DAZN. Jérôme Brisard suspended the game while the players waited near the sidelines, waiting for the situation to calm down.
The referee consulted the delegate, while there were still two minutes to play in this match. Security and the CRS positioned themselves in the area, to dissuade the supporters, who chanted “we are in Ligue 2” several times under the stunned eyes of the Canaries, including Pedro Chirivella and Moses Simon, displeased on the bench.
The match resumed in an almost empty stadium
After several minutes of discussion, Jérôme Brisard finally decided to send everyone back to the locker room in an enclosure that was emptying, except in the Brigade Loire corner, which ended up emptying out in its turn. The referee summoned a crisis unit, while the message “temporary interruption of the match” was displayed on the giant screens of the stadium. The managers, those responsible for security and the refereeing body have a maximum of 30 minutes to decide on a possible resumption of the match.
“We brought together a crisis unit. In consultation with the police authority and the referee, it was decided to resume the match,” the match delegate finally announced. The players from both teams therefore returned to the Beaujoire pitch after an interruption of more than 30 minutes for six minutes of warm-up under the eyes of a few courageous people who remained. The final whistle was given in the 90th + 38th in a strange atmosphere.
Nantes has not won in Ligue 1 since the 3rd day on August 31 and a 3-1 victory at Montpellier and occupies 16th place in the championship, that of play-off, which it owes only to the late defeat of Angers at Auxerre at the same time (1-0).
