Le Havre Returns to Ligue 1 in Dramatic Fashion with Supporters Invading Pitch

Le Havre returns to Ligue 1, fourteen years after leaving it. But that the evening was stressful for Luka Elsner and his men. While leading 1-0, thanks to a goal from Josué Casimir (11th), the Normans saw their supporters invade the lawn of the Stade Océane about thirty seconds from the end.

After a long break of 20 minutes, the Ciel et Marine were able to validate their rise in the elite as well as the sixth L2 championship title in their history, after those obtained in 1938, 1959, 1985, 1991 and 2008.

An arbitration “pantalonnade” according to Dupraz

“It is the result of all the efforts, of the moments lived by the groupunderlined Luka Elsner at the microphone of beIN Sports. I am proud to have lived this adventure with the players, with the staff and with all those who worked to obtain this title. Now we have a lifelong bond with all the guys and we’re going to keep that in mind. The party will be beautiful.”

After the meeting, Pascal Dupraz denounced the “pantalonnade“arbitration.”We don’t have a player in the hospital (like Rodez in Bordeaux) but we have shocked players. We weren’t respected from the first to the last minute, whether we were on the pitch or not, it doesn’t matter“, he pointed.

Metz, not yet officially in L1

If this match were to be replayed, then the Girondins should win by at least five goals against Rodez to beat Metz at the post. It therefore takes a lot of ifs to see the 2009 French champion evolve into the top flight next season. Unlike Metz, which is in a more than favorable position to return to L1 a year after leaving it.

Despite a sluggish start to the season, the teammates of Georges Mikautadze, top scorer (23 goals) and crowned best player in L2 at the UNFP Trophies, had a very good second part of the championship to get to the level where observers expected them l ‘last summer.

Rodez or Annecy in National?

At the bottom of the table, we can see a little more clearly after this last day. Beaten in Le Havre, Dijon FC of Pascal Dupraz (18th) is relegated to National and will accompany Niort (20th) and Nîmes (19th), who knew their fate before the matches of this Friday evening. On the other hand, it is the most total vagueness concerning the last relegated. Rodez, who was leading in Bordeaux before the match was stopped, is provisionally 17th.

Everything will again depend on the decision of the Disciplinary Committee. If the match were to be replayed, the Ruthénois would be relegated in the event of a defeat or a draw. Only a victory acquired on the field or on the green carpet would save Didier Santini and his men. In the opposite case, it would be Annecy which would go down in National. Nothing is therefore finished yet because Ligue 2 is playing overtime this season.