Olympique Lyon managed to beat Ajaccio 2-1 at the opening of the French Football League, in a match that was rich in arbitration cases, in which we will look at the two most important cases and explain them in terms of arbitration.

Olympique Lyon – Ajaccio 2:1 (French international referee Benoit Bastien):

*condition:

In the 20th minute, the referee awarded Olympique Lyon a penalty after friction in the Ajaccio penalty area between defender Cédric and Olympique Lyon striker Tite, with defender Cédric being booked.

Case explanation:

The referee’s decision is correct. The defender never fought for the ball. On the contrary, he recklessly stood up and kicked the attacker in the back and shoulder, preventing him from advancing, which means that the violation occurred, the referee’s decision was correct, and the warning was also correct due to recklessness.

*condition:

In the 27th minute, the referee awarded Ajaccio a penalty, Olympique Lyon goalkeeper Anthony Lopez was sent off after contact between him and Ajaccio striker Monem El Idrissi.

Case explanation:

The referee’s decision is special, the situation is difficult and friction has occurred on the penalty area line, which means that it is inside the penalty area, because the line is an integral part of the area. Lopez’s intervention was excessive force, as he used a knee on the attacker’s face and the referee’s decision scheduling a penalty and sending off the goalkeeper was the right decision due to the aggressive play AND the use of excessive force against an opposing player.