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The Guardian
21-04-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Fan arrested after assistant referee hit on head with object at St-Étienne
A man has been arrested after an assistant referee was hit by an object thrown from the stands during Saint-Étienne's 2-1 home win over Lyon in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Lyon were about to take a throw-in in the 44th minute when the official, Mehdi Rahmouni, was shown holding a hand to his head after being hit by what appeared to be a coin, L'Équipe reported. Lyon's medical team attended to the assistant referee before the players and officials left the pitch. The game was interrupted for about 40 minutes. 'Based on information provided by the club and in collaboration with the authorities, the individual was arrested as he left the stadium and is now in police custody,' Saint-Étienne said in a statement. 'Saint-Étienne will file a formal complaint against him tomorrow. The club will also act with the utmost severity, imposing its own strictest sanctions to ensure this isolated act does not go unpunished.'
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Ligue 1 derby halted after assistant referee hit by projectile
Fans let off flares ahead of the kickoff as Saint-Etienne hosted Lyon (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK) The Ligue 1 derby between Saint-Etienne and Lyon was interrupted just before half-time on Sunday evening after an assistant referee was hit by a projectile thrown from the crowd. The linesman, Mehdi Rahmouni bent over and clutched his head on the touchline as visitors Lyon were about to take a throw in at the Geoffrey-Guichard Stadium in Saint-Etienne. Advertisement Referee Francois Letexier ordered the players off. Broadcaster DAZN reported that the officials and representatives of the clubs and the league were holding a meeting in the corridors of the ground and would decide whether to resume play or abandon the match within 45 minutes of the teams leaving the field. Lyon fans were banned from travelling to the match between the bitter rivals. The announced attendance was 40,372. Saint-Etienne have been threatened with closure of the two ends of the ground after recent "massive use of pyrotechnic devices and verbal abuse" but the pitch was still swathed in smoke from the stands before kick-off. Struggling Saint-Etienne were winning 1-0 after a 10th-minute goal by Belgian Lucas Stassin. ali-fjt/pb/bsp
