MHSC – Lille: double expulsion, Coulibaly kicks the ball towards Genesio, scuffles… A tense end to the match

Les esprits se sont chauffés en toute fin de partie entre les Lillois et les Montpelliérains. Midi Libre – JEAN MICHEL MART

La fin de match entre MHSC et Lille (2-2) était sous très haute tension ce dimanche 1er décembre, dans une rencontre comptant pour la 13e journée de Ligue 1.

Electric! The end of the match between MHSC and Losc (2-2 final score) ended with lively exchanges, even provocations between the players and the staff.

The rather calm atmosphere of the first act completely disintegrated over the minutes of the second. The pressure and the race after the score of the Montpellier players first got the better of the coach from Pailladin, Jean-Louis Gasset.

Coulibaly's breakdown

In the 86th minute, as fouls were multiplying and tempers were flaring, the latter became annoyed with the match referee, Mr. Millot. The man in yellow decides to send off the Montpellier coach, who is still furious.

An event that does not demotivate Joris Chotard's teammates, who end up equalizing thanks to Arnaud Nordin (95th, 2-2).

The tension rises a notch. Gasset, even sent off, continues to give his instructions to preserve the draw. Lille are on the verge of scoring if Benjamin Lecomte does not intervene. On the following restart, Tanguy Coulibaly tries to save the ball from going out of bounds. In vain. But the attacker, while the ball is in touch, hits hard in the direction of the opposing coach, Bruno Genesio.

An intentional gesture that causes a big scuffle in the middle of the pitch. The substitutes, the staff, the trainers… Everyone gets involved. Mr. Millot decides to logically send off Coulibaly as well as Mitchel Bakker, who had been replaced a few minutes earlier.

Incidents that had no consequences on the final result. While there were 15 minutes of stoppage time…