Dimitri Payet put on his Santa Claus hat, OM avoided the quack before the holidays, and the public at the Vélodrome savored this late equalizer.
But Wednesday evening on the lawn of Marseille, Reims did not have the head to savor this 1-1 obtained on the lawn of one of the major teams of this Ligue 1 before the truce.
At issue: several arbitration decisions, including in particular the converted penalty (90th + 8) after stoppage of play by the Marseille playmaker and granted after the latter threw himself in to put his head and hit the defender's foot Andreaw Gravillon, expelled in the wake.
"I have not seen the images again but when we are hot, we get stolen a bit," said the Champagne captain Yunis Abdelhamid at the microphone of Prime Video at the exit of the field.
Andreaw is in the duel at the head, he only looks at the ball, he does not look at Payet.
It's complicated to be fooled by an error like that.
"
"To kick Payet, it was a bit complicated"
"The referee tells me that Payet gets a kick from Andreaw," continued the defender. But Andreaw really plays the ball so to kick Payet, it was a bit complicated.
In any case it is involuntary, he does not see it, he only looks at the ball.
"
⏱ 90 + 9 '[1-1]
🏁 Definitely essential this season, Hugo Ekitike and the refereeing body made the decision tonight.
Dominated in the first period but effective in the second act, our Rémois fought until the last second and took a point in Marseille.
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- Stade de Reims (@StadeDeReims) December 22, 2021
“The last decision of the referee deprives us of the victory.
I do not want to give him the role and the importance he wanted to have on the lawn, ”said Reims coach Oscar Garcia at a press conference, also annoyed with the penalty denied to his men (88th) , however after viewing the Var, for a nudge from OM defender Duje Caleta-Car on Hugo Ekitike, the goalscorer of Stade de Reims.
"If you have the personality to whistle for Marseille, you must have it to whistle the other," said the Spanish technician.
" I'm upset "
Against Lyon, Metz also came away with a point (1-1) from a potentially delicate trip, but Lorraine coach Frédéric Antonetti attacked his post-match intervention by admonishing the referee.
Reason for his anger?
A goal refused for an offside Opa Nguette, who seemed however covered by the defender of OL Damien Da Silva.
“At the start of the game, we scored a valid goal.
Today we have the tools to judge.
The problem is, it's the men who judge, he regretted.
The tools, I trust, but I trust men less and I have good reasons for that.
In Lyon, there is always terrible pressure.
This is the place where I got robbed the most.
I'm upset.
"
