Earlier in the afternoon, the Troyes - Sochaux meeting (2-1) was able to come to an end despite the snowfall and degrading terrain.
But two matches of the 20th day of L2, Chambly - Niort and Valenciennes - Paris FC were postponed due to the state of the lawn.
Postponements experienced in a different way by the two clubs which will replay on Tuesday for the 8th round of the Coupe de France: Paris FC in Le Havre and Chambly in Valenciennes.
The Parisians who had arrived in the North on Friday therefore made a trip for nothing.
They learned of the postponement of their match as they set foot on the lawn of the Hainaut stadium around 5:45 pm ...
The snow-covered lawn of the Hainaut stadium. / Twitter / Philippe Guilbaud
While the snow was still falling heavily and freezing rain was expected later in the evening, referee Olivier Thual made his decision in consultation with the two coaches, René Girard and Olivier Guégan.
“It's a logical decision, says Girard.
We had to respect the players and the game. ”The Parisians and their staff quickly took their bus back to the capital.
"There was nothing to do"
On the Chambly side, however, we experienced events from afar.
“We weren't there,” explains coach Bruno Luzi.
There were only our administrators, present in Beauvais.
They are the ones who warned us around 5 p.m. that the match would be postponed.
The people from Niort were there too.
From what I was told, despite the heating of the lawn, there was nothing to be done.
In these conditions, I always say that if we play, it does not pose a problem for me, same if we do not play.
It is not me who decides.
I let the responsible people make their decision.
"
These postponements will necessarily change the organization of the next few days for both teams.
Instead of light training, players should be entitled to a more substantial session this Sunday.
Not such a bad thing for Paris FC
The two coaches may also perform less turnover in their starting lineup on Tuesday in the Coupe de France.
"The postponement of the Niort match does not suit me or cause me no problems," continues Luzi.
We had three games scheduled in eight days, now there are only two games, we will adapt in particular to the rotations that were initially planned.
We will also adapt to our 25 hours of bus that await us this week between the trip Tuesday to Valenciennes and that of Saturday to Grenoble.
"
On the side of Paris FC, this postponement may ultimately not be such a bad thing.
Because given the number of injured currently (Nomenjanahary, Caddy, Lopez, Ndiaye, Hadjam, Campanini ...), René Girard would certainly not have been able to make his team turn a lot even if he could launch his last recruit, goalkeeper Didier Desprez (ex -Lens) in Le Havre.
Under these conditions, the sequence of 3 matches in 8 days was a difficult course to pass.
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"We are a little ric-rac at the moment effective level, we will be better at the end of the month," said the coach of Paris FC.
Even if the match will certainly be rescheduled for the week, Paris FC should therefore recover a slightly larger workforce when it has to return to Valenciennes.
