Ronny Labonne, passeur décisif pour l’ouverture du score nîmoise, et les Crocos ont ensuite perdu le fil. MAXPPP – THIERRY ROULLIAUD
On the pitch, for the 18th day of the National, the Crocodiles sank in Châteauroux, bottom of the table (3-2). And in the stands, their supporters were attacked by, according to concordant sources, Montpellier residents. Incorrigible and unacceptable.
This Friday, January 24, 2025 will remain a fateful date in the history of Nîmes Olympique. In sporting terms, because the club, which has never reached the fourth national level in its 88-year history, sank to the National red lantern, Châteauroux, and is now relegated. But above all in human terms, because the fifteen or so Crocos supporters present in the visitors' enclosure were savagely attacked during the match.
Four Nîmes supporters injured, armed attackers
According to our information, four members of the Gladiators were injured. According to several sources at the stadium, it was Montpellier “supporters”, more than 500 kilometers from home, who allegedly burst into the stands to attack the Nîmes players. Armed, especially with iron bars… Incredible but true. But how, in terms of security, is this possible ?
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000At the final whistle, players and staff went to see the GN to apologize for their performance, and especially to get news of them. “It was a real attack, a comeback to hurt. It's hard to talk about football after that,” confided Gard coach Adil Hermach. I know some who were attacked. These are acts that give a terrible image of football…”
The technical sheet
Châteauroux 3 – Nîmes Olympique 2
Gaston-Petit. Good pitch, wet weather. Half-time: 1-1.
Referee: Jordane Lomi. Spectators: 3,263.
Goals for Châteauroux: Clairicia (44th, 50th, 78th).
Goals for Nîmes: Abdeldjelil (12th), Mexico (60th).
Warnings Nîmes : Mexico (18th), Abdeldjelil (35th), Labonne (66th).
Warnings à Châteauroux : Agounon (31st), Colella (90th+ 1).
CHÂTEAUROUX : Konaté – Colella, Pelletier, Agounon (cape), Umbdenstock – Versini, Chraibi, Pierre, Gomes (Fr. Mendy 61st) – Tormin (Diallo 77th), Clairicia (Michel 79th).2
NÎMES : Simon – Labonne, Diouf (cap), Paviot, Beneddine (Amara 89th) – Doukansy, Mexico – Camara (El Hamri 46th), Marcel, Bouaoune (Daoudi 83rd) – Abdeldjelil.
And yet, everything had started well
A nightmare evening, from every point of view. Which had nevertheless, for once, started well for the Crocodiles. In this match of fear between the last and the penultimate, which therefore turned into terror, what could be better than opening the score on his first opportunity ?
Diouf who passes (well) to Labonne, the full-back who overflows and who crosses (well) to Abdeldjelil, who takes (well) with a header (0-1, 12th). NO's first goal in the first half away.
Hat trick by Berrichon Clairicia
But Nîmes offered the equalizer to Clairicia (1-1, 44th) on a bad clearance from Simon. Perfect to restore confidence to the red lantern before half-time… Clairicia scored a personal double in six minutes (2-1, 50th). Mexico, with a direct off-center free kick, revived hope (2-2, 60th).
Nîmes then pushed, in a disorderly manner, and the winning goal that sounds the death knell arrived. Diouf's tackle was blocked by Clairicia's knee, or shin, or whatever, and the ball lobbed Simon (3-2, 78th). A hat-trick from which the Crocos will never recover. At their worst, can they save themselves ? With or without Adil Hermach ?
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