Beka Gorgadze, the captain since the departure of Thibault Daubagne, approaches the referee, giving him the signal for an equaliser. “No, no, he’s fine, he’s on the ball,” the man with the whistle assures him, not asking about Tagitagivalu’s health, though he’s stunned. On the edge of the field, Sébastien Piqueronies, seething, told the fourth official his way of thinking.
“I’m very surprised”
“This action causes chaos. There is a terrible indecision that decides a significant scoreline, even if we come back strong. (…) I am very surprised that the attempted attack on Lekima’s neck was not checked (on the video, op.a.), the manager of Pau explained afterwards. Moreover, Mr. Gasnier, who was quite good, whistles for offside, which is not there, because Youri is two meters behind. The game seemed to fit me. During that time, a penalty kick is played and we try. While for us it could have been a penalty or even a yellow card. It’s still scary. »
Despite Béarnaise’s misunderstanding and protests, Hastoy is authorized to type. Wanting to defend the penalty, Roudil pushes the ball back into his own goal, where Favre appears (25-9, 72nd). Several players go towards the referee, annoyed. “You’re looking for high control, aren’t you? No head contact, takes the ball, these are the pictures we have from the video referee. There is no high attack,” assured Mr. Gasnier, that the rules allow the game to continue despite the coach entering the court, if he deems that “there is no high attack.” risk to the injured player.
In the process, Lekima Tagitagivalu managed to regain his seat and Section Paloise began its mad comeback. “We talked about it, but these are hot reactions. We will calmly watch the video again and we will talk about it again, Romain Ruffenach replied wisely. And I imagine that Seb (Piqueronies) will have an interview with the referee about this action, which will cause a little debate.”