Saturday October 26, during the 32nd cup final of Aveyron Espalion – Foot Vallon, an error by the referee – and recognized by him – led to a protest from the visitors and were finally beaten, 3-3, 9-8 tab .
We then detailed here the circumstances of an imbroglio generating a certain tension. Vallon having finished the match numerically inferior, Espalion should have only presented 10 shooters and not 11 during the penalty shootout, which the referee did not enforce that day.
It was therefore up to the departmental arbitration commission to follow up on the reservation made and supported by Foot Vallon, for technical fault by the referee. And its president Benoît Routhe notified by report dated October 31 “the inadmissibility” of the request of the Marcillacois, also ratifying the qualification of Espalion for the round of 16, the draw of which will also take place this Thursday at the Paul-Lignon stadium. A decision motivated by poor timing in the installation of the reserve that evening.
“The innocent becomes guilty”
Appearing in any case as follows on the minutes: “The aim of the technical reservations is to indicate to the referee that he has misapplied the laws of the game and in this context that he can reverse his decision, as long as the game did not resume. The Commission considers that the complaining club could lodge reservations either before the start of the session, or at the latest after the last player of the Espalion club had taken his shot on goal. ‘it is not disputed that the reservations were filed by the captain of Foot Vallon after the player No. 6 of his team executed his shot on goal following the eleventh player of Espalion, so that he was no longer possible for the referee to reverse his decision.”
Enough to make Foot Vallon and its president Marc Richard “a little angry”. “The innocent becomes guilty”, supports the leader. He and his club, who must also pay the €30 fee for having made a reservation, disagree with the reading made by the commission. In any case, they confirmed to us their desire to bring the case before the Departmental District Appeals Commission within the legal deadline of seven days.
