[Gossip Board] Nantes' Extreme Fans Stormed The Field To Protest After Being Relegated, Causing The Game To Be Canceled And Expected To Be Sentenced To A 0-3 Loss.

On May 18, Hupu News, the French media L'Equipe, two reporters, Johan Rigaud and Hugues Sionis, wrote columns about the riots in Nantes and Toulouse.

This was Nantes' final scene in Ligue 1 this season. At 9:22 pm, Toulouse was about to take a corner kick near the Loire Stand. At this time, a black flare and some projectiles fell into the penalty area where Anthony Lopez was. Stephanie Frappart immediately stopped the game and sent all the players back to the locker room.

All players started running mode because after the countdown in the Loire Stand, about 300 fans, including extreme fans dressed in black and wearing yellow and green balaclavas, either bypassed or climbed over the security fence and poured into the stadium. A private security cordon did exist behind the fence, "but if they were going to rush in, they were going to rush in, there were just too many people," a security guard told L'Equipe before the game.

A stadium staff member told L'Equipe that he had never seen such a large number of riot police officers. These police officers had been deployed in many different locations before kick-off, especially in front of the podium and on the steps surrounding the podium.

Neither club owner Valdemar Kita, who is also chairman, nor his son Frank, who is deputy general manager, showed up. They had lunch with the fans on Sunday, but didn't stay long, which was probably a good thing.

Within minutes, about a hundred riot police rushed to the scene to maintain order, and the extreme fans retreated. However, the situation remained tense. Some people were seen entering from the side of the Loire Stand, but they did not go far.

Time passed minute by minute, second by second, and at 10 o'clock in the evening, representatives of the French Professional Football League, also known as the LFP, and Stephanie Frappart announced that after consultation with the authorities, the game would no longer continue.

As the stadium announcer announced the news, the scene fell into chaos, several more fireworks were set off, and everyone was asked to evacuate, paying special attention to children and vulnerable groups.

Nantes' season came to an end, and the tense atmosphere began to rise. With fifteen minutes left before kick-off, in a packed stadium where there seemed to be no empty seats, Vahid Halilhodzic ended his four-match ban and returned to the position of coach, and people applauded him for his last game as head coach.

Due to the threat of relegation, this was not a normal season. The Loire fans applauded him. Afterwards, he, his son and grandchildren walked through the guard of honor composed of players and staff. The scene was very contagious. However, "Wahid" tried his best to lead the team to stay in Ligue 1, but in the end he failed to achieve results and his efforts were in vain.

However, after the football match kicked off, the fans in the Loire stands immediately resumed their usual yelling and swearing against the Nantes management and the Kita family, and the atmosphere in the entire stadium suddenly became tense. Many banners were unfurled by the fans, and these banners were all directed at the Nantes politicians and club executives who were "hiding out of sight."

When the extreme fans rushed towards the stadium, everyone except the man named "Wahid" found a place to hide. "Wahid" tried hard to persuade those extreme fans, saying: "From a sports perspective, the situation at this time is extremely serious. The club is about to be relegated to Ligue 1, and now such a dramatic thing suddenly happened, making the already bad situation even worse, and facing the risk of being punished. This makes people feel very sad."

At 11pm, after the stadium had completely cleared, he commented later that he saw a few people wearing balaclavas and he tried to stop them, but there were so many people that a burly security guard stopped him, preventing him from shouting stop, stop, stop. He understood that this season was frustrating, but the club did not deserve this.

It can be rewritten as: When the reporter got in touch with Valdemar-Kita, he said, as a person who loves football, for Nantes Football Club, and I am full of sorrow and sorrow for Wahid, this game is the last game in his extremely brilliant career.

The Disciplinary Committee of the French Professional Football League, also known as the LFP, is expected to launch an investigation at the meeting, with the aim of thoroughly investigating these serious incidents.

If the committee can gather all the necessary information quickly, it could rule on the case as early as Wednesday. However, it may take some time to make a final decision.

Needless to say, the chances of this event ever being played again are extremely slim. The committee is expected to award Toulouse a 3-0 victory, or maintain the scoreline at the moment the game was interrupted (nil-nil).

At the beginning of next season, there is a possibility that Nantes will not be able to play two games in front of spectators. After they return to the French second league, there is a high chance that points will be deducted. However, this point deduction is likely to be postponed.

"We expect that the club will face punishment," young midfielder Louis Leroux commented. "Saint-Etienne encountered this kind of situation a few years ago (*). To end the season in this way is the worst situation. Everyone will regret that it ended in this way. We will go all out to strive for promotion immediately."