Last weekend, the next round of the French League 1 took place. The match between outsiders Montpellier and Clermont thundered more than the rest. All because of the criminal behavior of the home team’s fans, who interrupted the match and injured one of the players.
How did the match develop?
Montpellier’s home match against Clermont in the 8th round of Ligue 1 was not completed due to an injury to visiting goalkeeper Maury Dio. Moreover, he received it not during the game, but because of the opponent’s aggressive fans.
The match was going in favor of Montpellier, which by the 93rd minute was winning 4:2. At the same time, the victory would have been strong-willed — from the 55th minute Montpellier played in the minority. By the way, ex-footballers of Spartak Moscow Maximiliano Cofrier and Shamar Nicholson played for Clermont.
What happened to the goalkeeper?
Already in extra time, when the match was being played out, Montpellier fans threw firecrackers at Clermont goalkeeper Maury Diot. It exploded right at the football player’s feet, and he lost consciousness. Doctors carried Dio off the field on a stretcher, and referee Florent Batta ended the match early, sending the players to the locker rooms.
At the same time, he managed to equalize the lineups: in the same episode, Clermont midfielder Vivaldo Borges do Santos Neto showed the middle finger to the stands, receiving a straight red card.
According to the preliminary version, Dio suffered a concussion from a firecracker explosion. It turns out that the fans stole the victory from their club: the match was not completed and it is very likely that Montpellier will be awarded a technical defeat.
The fans will also receive severe punishment, because often in such cases the team is forced to play a certain number of matches in empty stands. By the way, this is not the first shocking offense of French fans — before this, they gave my father a heart attack in front of his family in the stands.