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Violence during Nice-OM: minute by minute, the thread of a match that has degenerated

2021-08-23T10:56:01.363Z


The derby between Nice and Marseille was interrupted after the invasion of the field by the supporters of the Aiglons. Back on a match that s


It was an expected meeting, a promising derby between two attacking teams, tied with four points at the end of the first two days of the championship, in front of nearly 32,000 spectators.

It's a whole different show that we will have finally witnessed on this third day of League 1 between Nice and Marseille.

In the 75th minute, the match was interrupted after several throws of projectiles which targeted OM players, the invasion of the field by the Nice supporters and several injured players.

The sporting encounter turned into a rat race.

Projectile throws from the first half

From the first period of the match, the Marseillais are targeted by projectile throws and the players leave at half-time with a goalless score.

In the 49th minute, the young striker from Nice Kasper Dolberg opened the scoring and then came behind Steve Mandanda's goal to greet the public.

Already, some supporters reach the players to congratulate him ... Several times during this second period, even before the 75th minute, Dimitri Payet is targeted by full plastic bottles, coming from the south turn, as he prepares to take corners.

The player removes them from the field, while the stewards still intercept projectiles, as can be seen in this video.

Previous corner before the incident ... No reaction from the referee #ogcnom #teamom #lephoceen pic.twitter.com/03iEVDr7Hh

- Maxiiiiiii (@max_fontani) August 22, 2021

The match changes in the 75th minute

As the Marseille player moves to take another corner, he is hit in the back by a plastic bottle and collapses.

He gets up and in a gesture of anger rejects in the direction of the stands the bottles which have aimed at him and advances in front of the supporters of the Aiglons.

Mattéo Guendouzi joined his teammate with others and seemed to respond to the ultras from Nice.

A hundred of them manage to cross the thin cordon of stewards and spread out on the lawn.

Marseille defender Alvaro González shoots the ball, remaining at the corner point, in the stand.

Read alsoLigue 1: the end of the nightmarish match between OGC Nice and OM in ten images

Nice players, including captain Dante, try to calm the Marseille players, while the club's security men arrive as reinforcements to contain the supporters and come to the aid of the overwhelmed stewards.

It is a general scrum during which blows are exchanged between players of the two teams, supporters, stewards, and some members of the Marseille staff.

The match was interrupted at that time by Benoît Bastien, the referee of the match.

🚨 Ojo porque esto es un ESCÁNDALO.

Ultras del Niza le lanzan una botella to Dimitri Payet.

El jugador del Olympique de Marsella the devuelve to the grada y decenas of aficionados SALTAN AL CAMPO to agree to the futbolistas del equipo visiting.

pic.twitter.com/6AhA7RtOI5

- Goal España (@GoalEspana) August 22, 2021

90 minutes of interruption and several injuries

The Nice players are the first to return to the locker room, followed by OM players.

Near the sidelines, Marseille coach Jorge Sampaoli does not take offense and must even be retained by some players and members of his staff.

The president of Nice, Jean-Pierre Rivère, goes to meet the supporters to be sure that in the event of a resumption of the match, there would be no more overflow.

On social networks, photos show three players from Marseille, Dimitri Payet, Mattéo Guendouzi and Luan Pérès, injured.

🚨 Three OM players injured during the clashes ► https://t.co/rkbQXm1rAM pic.twitter.com/dGtB7D25ca

- RMC Sport (@RMCsport) August 22, 2021

On the Nice side, some criticize the security service attitude of OM and a video, apparently showing a member of the Marseille coach's staff violently hitting a Nice supporter, is also circulating.

OM staff who attack pic.twitter.com/wxRiqdwCIQ

- SaGiFLoW (@sagiflow) August 23, 2021

The two teams differ as to the attitude to adopt.

Nice wants to continue the game.

“I know very well that the game could have resumed.

I was sure it would go very well.

Unfortunately the Marseillais did not wish to resume the match.

Of which act ”, confides the President of Nice, Jean-Pierre Rivère, in a post-match press conference.

“The League (LFP) has decided to resume the match.

We decided for the safety of our players, who were attacked during the invasion of the field, not to resume because the safety of our players was not guaranteed ”, explained the president of OM, Pablo Longoria. , in a video sent to the media around midnight.

"The referee was with us, he confirmed to Jorge Sampaoli and to me that safety was not guaranteed and had decided to stop the match," continued the manager.

90 minutes after the interruption of the match, only the Niçois return to the lawn, as well as a large police force placed near the ranks of the substitutes.

The Phocéens refuse to resume the match.

The referee, noting the forfeit of the Marseillais, finally whistles the end of the meeting.

An investigation opened Monday morning

This Monday morning, an investigation was opened by the Nice prosecutor's office, while the two clubs will be convened on Wednesday by the disciplinary committee of the Professional Football League.

While waiting for the return match which will take place in Marseille on March 20, the leaders are passing the buck on the responsibility of the events.

Jean-Pierre Rivère notably accused the OM security service of having hit two Nice players.

Even the politicians got into it, the mayors of the two cities each defending their team on Twitter while the Minister for Sports Roxana Maracineanu denounced Monday morning “intolerable” incidents and defended the attitude of the Phoceans not to resume the game.

The consequences of this affair and the possible sanctions are already shaping up to be explosive.

Source: leparis

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