As Saint -Étienne won the derby against Olympique Lyon in French Ligue 1 – but the determining topic was then different.
Lucas Stassin scored both goals for Saint-Étienne (10th minute, 67th) at 2-1 (1-0), for Lyon the connection goal of Tanner Tessmann came too late.
For Lyon it was a setback in the race for a European Cup place, for Saint-Étienne it was a very important victory in the relegation battle. The club continues to take a direct descent rank, but is tied with Le Havre on the relegation rank.
Line judge Rahmouni remained unharmed
The scene with which this game will be connected, but was one in which no one scored a goal. Shortly before the half-time break, line judge Mehdi Rahmouni was hit by an object thrown by the audience ranks in the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.
Referee François Letexier then asked the teams to the cabins. Only after a 45-minute interruption was the game to which no guest fans were approved. Rahmouni, who was unharmed, could also continue.
Saint-Étienne will file a complaint
As the home team announced, the alleged thrower was arrested. The club announced that it would file a complaint. Saint-Étienne led 1-0 at the time of the interruption.
In the event of another incident of this kind, a game has occurred, which would have cost the penultimate table important points in the race for remaining in the class.