The Nantes-Le Havre match of the 12th day of Ligue 1, Sunday at the Beaujoire stadium, was interrupted for almost half an hour, in added time of the second half, when Nantes supporters tried to invade the pitch, furious to see Nantes trailing 2-0.
Supporters from the Loire stand threw projectiles onto the pitch and broke a first security perimeter by entering the pitch, provoking the intervention of CRS and security agents.
Jérôme Brisard, the referee, then interrupted the match for several minutes before sending the players back to the locker room, convening a “crisis unit” made up of the match delegate, a representative of the police and the leaders of the two clubs. . Nearly half an hour later, the safety of the players assured again, the match resumed for the few minutes remaining to play, but the score did not change.
Already a brief interruption in the first half
The supporters of the Loire stand had already been at the origin of a first, and brief interruption of the match in the first period by throwing tennis balls and toilet paper towards the goals of Alban Lafont, the Nantes goalkeeper.
Nantes has not won in Ligue 1 since the third day on August 31 and a 3-1 victory at Montpellier, and occupies 16th place in the championship, that of play-off player, which it owes only to the late defeat of Angers to Auxerre at the same time. Le Havre, for its part, is breathing by extricating itself from the red zone thanks to this victory. At the end of the 12th day, the Normans occupied 14th place in the championship.
Auxerre on the edge
In the other 5 p.m. match, Auxerre, the team in good form at the moment, had all the difficulty in the world to overcome Angers at home, only winning in added time thanks to a goal of Hamed Traoré (1-0, 90th+3).
The Auxerrois thus overtake Lens and Reims in the Ligue 1 standings, and are now 6th with 19 points, while Angers remains relegated to 17th place, 3 points ahead of Montpellier (10 against 7).
