Linesman hit by projectile as Saint-Etienne edge towards safety

Linesman hit by projectile as Saint-Etienne edge towards safety

PARIS — Saint-Etienne beat bitter rivals Lyon 2-1 on Sunday in a Ligue 1 derby overshadowed by a 45-minute interruption after an assistant referee was dazed by a projectile thrown from the crowd. Saint-Etienne stayed second from bottom but are only separated from potential safety by goal difference. Lyon fell to sixth. Two of their rivals for Champions League places, Lille and Nice, won earlier in the day. Lucas Stassin gave the hosts a 10th min…

The suspect was also placed under judicial control, suspected of throwing a projectile at the arbitrator on Sunday, 20 April.

In the French Ligue 1 there was an eclat at Easter, which could now also have criminal consequences for the perpetrator!The fan of the AS Saint-Étienne violated a line judge in the 2-1 home success against Olympique Lyon with a coin thrown.His bad luck: He was subsequently identified and taken into custody.

The day after the projectile jet on an assistant referee during the derby rhônalpin ASSE-OL, Sunday 20 April in the evening, and while a 28-year-old Stéphanois supporter was arrested, it's Question Time –...

A 28-year-old AS Saint-Étienne supporter has been in custody since the end of the meeting against Lyon. He faces three years in prison.

A Stéphanois supporter threw a play at an assistant referee on Sunday night in Geoffroy-Guichard. The derby was interrupted almost 45 minutes. The disciplinary commission will now seize the file.