The Ligue 1 match between Montpellier and Clermont on Sunday was interrupted because of a firecracker thrown towards Auvergne goalkeeper Mory Diaw, who was then taken out on a stretcher.
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The Clermont club announces that it will file a complaint, the day after its interrupted match in Montpellier, after the throwing of a firecracker on the pitch, indicates France Bleu Pays d’Auvergne. This firecracker was thrown from a stand on Sunday and fell at the feet of Clermont goalkeeper Mory Diaw, who was then taken out on a stretcher. The match ended without an approved score. In a press release, Clermont Foot 63 “firmly condemns this unspeakable act and has decided to file a complaint against the author of this act”.
The news from the Clermont goalkeeper is reassuring, reports France Bleu Pays d’Auvergne: Mory Diaw was able to return by bus to Clermont-Ferrand with the team and this Monday passed additional exams. In its press release, the club specifies that the goalkeeper “was authorized by Clermont Foot 63 to respond favorably to the summons of the Senegalese selection” who plays a friendly match next Monday against Cameroon.
The League’s disciplinary committee, which is due to meet on Wednesday, should take up the matter. She could decide, among other sanctions, to replay this match which Montpellier won 4-2 or even to award the victory to Clermont, according to France Bleu Pays d’Auvergne.
Another suspect arrested
Monday morning, the Montpellier club also filed a complaint, the club’s security manager told France Bleu Hérault. This named complaint was filed against the man taken into police custody on Sunday evening. The latter is suspected of being the author of the firecracker throw during this match counting for the 8th day of Ligue 1, between Montpellier and Clermont-Ferrand. According to information from France Bleu Hérault, this complaint was filed in particular for the introduction and use of a pyrotechnic device in the enclosure.
Furthermore, another suspect, a 22-year-old man, was arrested and taken into police custody this Monday, France Bleu Hérault learned from a source close to the investigation. This young person was designated by the first suspect as being the supplier of the firecracker, France Bleu learned from consistent sources.