Montpellier's future in Ligue 1 looks bleaker after disciplinary committee decision

Montpellier’s future in Ligue 1 looks bleaker after disciplinary committee decision

PARIS (AP) — Montpellier's slim hopes of remaining in Ligue 1 have been damaged after the southern club was handed a loss in a match that was abandoned last month.

Montpellier's future in Ligue 1 looks bleaker after disciplinary committee decision

Montpellier's hopes of remaining in Ligue 1 have been damaged after the southern club was handed a loss in a match that was abandoned last month.

Interrupted on 16 March as the Greens led 2-0 on the lawn of the MHSC, the Ligue 1 match will not be played again. In a decision rendered on 2 April, the Disciplinary Commission gave the game won for Saint-Etienne.

The Hérault club had its defeat (0-2) confirmed for the March 16 match against Saint-Etienne, who had been arrested and had to close until the end of the season of the podium Etang de Thau; however, he did not lose points in the championship.

While the meeting had been stopped because of a fire caused by jets of fumigants, the LFP disciplinary commission decided to validate the victory of the Greens, who led 0-2.

Meeting this Wednesday, the LFP Disciplinary Commission delivered its verdict on the incidents in Montpellier and Paris on 16 March.