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Even with a kick-off delayed by one hour due to the hostility of the Saint-Etienne fans who threw smoke and damaged Stefan Bajic’s cage (see here), the match of the 11th day of Ligue 1 between the AS Saint-Etienne and Angers (2-2) took place on Friday. Against the opinion of the LFP.
According to L’Equipe, the body wanted to send a strong message following the repeated incidents in the stands since the start of the season and they were pleading for the game to be canceled. For its part, RMC Sport indicates that the LFP was mainly concerned about the flaws in the security system.
In any event, the Prefect of the Loire refused to follow this advice and he declared the match to be maintained, which ended up going without further incident to deplore, which would otherwise have resulted in its permanent interruption.