Funny return to the ordinary for Paris 92. The Parisian club, which displays ambitions this season, bowed to the wire in Bourg-de-Péage (21-22) at the opening of the Women's Division 1 championship, Wednesday .
But besides the result, it is above all the circumstances that he cannot digest.
For a history of PCR tests which could not all be communicated in time, Yacine Messaoudi's team feels aggrieved.
The coach questions the absence of a clear decision from the officials until the final whistle.
“I say that the referees had a definite impact on the result,” he says.
My feeling is that we were treated like thugs!
The conditions were not met for us to be able to defend our chances properly ”
It all started with a problem concerning the results of the Covid-19 tests on the Paris 92 players. Carried out Monday morning, they should have been returned to the club the next day by the laboratory, as every time for nine weeks, without ever a single proven case.
“On Tuesday, at 2 pm, the club doctor puts me on alert, the lab machine having broken down,” explains Yacine Messaoudi.
On Wednesday, the group in its entirety takes the path to Drôme.
Without the famous results.
On site, the players, who are not aware, rest quietly.
The negative results of three of them and the coach arrive in the afternoon.
At 6.30 p.m., the group was confined to their locker room in the room where the match was to start an hour and a half later.
“We kept checking our emails, continues the coach.
Two new results then arrived and the officials indicated that we could play with five, otherwise it was a lost game.
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The #Liones 🦁 play the match with a reduced squad and 30min late, against @BDPhandball.
With the health protocol established by the League, the PCR tests were carried out, but not all the results could be sent on time, following an analysis machine failure.
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- Paris 92 🦁 (@ Paris92_Off) September 9, 2020
At 7:57 p.m., the club provided new certificates to the referees, who announced that the match was canceled and then rescheduled for 8:30 p.m. “The girls were not warmed up, it was risking injury.
I asked for a quarter of an hour's delay, which was refused.
“Two minutes after the start of the match, Messaoudi gave negative tests to Deborah Lassource and Alice Mazens, two of his key players.
“I suffered a new refusal, although the regulations allow me to do so.
I became paranoid about it.
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On the ground, Paris 92 finally lost the game on a last disputed match.
“This is only the sad summary of the evening, concludes the Parisian coach.
You should know that we were not obliged to provide these tests.
After six irrational months without playing, I retain the incredible dignity of my group.
He has gained respect and his envy is nice to see.
For the rest, I never want to go through it again.
The club plans to follow up on this incredible return to the league.