There are match results that raise questions. And that of AC Arles last weekend in regional 2 climbs to the top of the ranking. Faced with Septèmes-les-Vallons, the Arles club wins… 22 goals to 1. A welcome result, which allows the club to settle at the top of its regional group 2 to the detriment of the reserve of Martigues, in particular thanks to a better goal difference that went from… +34 to +55!
The result is all the more surprising given that in the first leg AC Arles lost 4-1. A scenario that makes FC Martigues and its president Alain Nersessian react strongly.
At the microphone of France Bleu Provence, the one who has chaired the martégal club for three years refuses to make accusations but wonders: “A basketball or rugby score is complicated. We were in the lead with a better goal average and there we find ourselves in an ubiquitous situation. I expect the football authorities to clear up all doubts”
Faced with this surprising score, the Mediterranean league decided to freeze the score. The regional disciplinary commission meets on Wednesday to decide whether or not to open an investigation procedure for fraud.
The defense of Septèmes
The Septèmes-les-Vallons club denies having wanted to rig the championship. President Salah Nasri explains that he did not want to forfeit. Its demobilized main players did not want to make the trip to Arles. He was reduced to having a field player play as a goalkeeper… without gloves!