Man who threw coin at referee during match arrested in France

The fan who threw a coin at the assistant referee during the match of the 30th round of the French football championship between Saint-Etienne and Lyon has been detained, and severe sanctions will be applied to him by the club, according to the press service of Saint-Etienne, Report informs via TASS.

"After the temporary suspension of the match, Saint-Etienne immediately took all necessary steps to establish the facts. The investigation allowed us to quickly establish the identity of the alleged culprit of the incident with the throwing of an object. Based on the information provided by the club, in cooperation with the authorities, the man was arrested when leaving the stadium, he is now in police custody. Tomorrow, the football club Saint-Etienne will file a complaint against him, the club will also act with maximum firmness, taking the most severe sanctions on its part, so that this isolated act does not go unpunished," the club said in a statement.

The incident occurred yesterday at the end of the first half with the score 1:0 in favor of Saint-Etienne, who were playing a home match at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. An object thrown at the assistant referee hit him in the head. The referee received assistance, after which the teams left the field and went into the underground area. The match was resumed more than 30 minutes later. The match ended with a score of 2:1 in favor of Saint-Etienne.