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Fiery Lyon derby with Saint-Etienne suspended for 40 MINUTES as assistant referee is hit by missile thrown from stands

Ligue 1

Strasbourg

Saint-Etienne

Lyon

Rennes

<p>Lyon, fresh from their <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/man-utd-player-ratings-vs-lyon-europa-league-harry-maguire-alejandro-garnacho-patrick-dorgu/bltd8adce297e466075" target="_blank">dramatic Europa League defeat to Manchester United</a>, found themselves trailing inside 10 minutes as Lucas Stassin broke the deadlock in the Derby Rhone-Alpes. He was shown a red card in the 23rd minute, which was downgraded to a yellow following a VAR review.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>The away support at Guichard Stadium were less than impressed by what they were witnessing, with an angry reaction leading to a coin being tossed from the stands which struck one of the match officials.</p><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The assistant referee was hit by an object, the match is suspended.<br><br>1-0 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ASSEOL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ASSEOL</a></p>— Olympique Lyonnais 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@OL_English) <a href="https://twitter.com/OL_English/status/1914042381063897161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2025</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>The game was suspended shortly before half-time, with assistant referee Mehdi Rahmouni requiring treatment. After half an hour of uncertainty, match delegate Noel Mannino told reporters: “This projectile certainly came from between the Paret stand and the Henri-Point stand, so from the visitors' sector. He (Rahmouni) decided to return to the locker room because he was a little dizzy. We called a doctor to check on him. He is not injured. He took Doliprane. After a few minutes of rest, he decided he could resume the game.”</p>

WHAT THE MATCH DELEGATE SAID

<p>A dose of paracetamol allowed Rahmouni to return to the field. The contest resumed at 10:15pm local time and was eventually played to a finish, with Mannino having noted that "if a projectile were to be thrown again, we would have a definitive stoppage of the match".</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Stassin netted his second of the game in the 67th minute, with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/usmnt-s-tanner-tessmann-scores-first-ligue-1-goal-but-lyon-suffer-another-backbreaking-defeat-following-europa-league-exit-at-hands-of-manchester-united/blt5c47b6cee3b786aa" target="_blank">USMNT star Tanner Tessmann grabbing what proved to be a consolation effort</a> for Lyon nine minutes later. A 2-1 victory for Saint-Etienne means that they can still clamber out of the relegation zone, while sixth-placed Lyon are anxiously clinging on to the last European qualification spot in Ligue 1.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Fiery Lyon derby with Saint-Etienne suspended for 40 MINUTES as assistant referee is hit by missile thrown from stands | Goal.com

Lyon’s derby date with rivals Saint-Etienne was suspended for 40 minutes after an assistant referee was hit by a projectile thrown from the crowd.

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