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Sent off Sunday evening during Brest-OM for having dealt a blow to Leonardo Balerdi, Steve Mounié explained it.
It was at the hour mark that Steve Mounié saw red, Sunday evening, during the closing clash of the 22e day of Ligue 1 between OM and Brest (1-0 victory for the Bretons). Leonardo Balerdi on the ground and complaining of a blow to the stomach, match referee Ruddy Buquet was able to benefit from the support of video assistance to judge the scene.
Without having to go to the control screen, the official had confirmation that the Brest striker had knowingly struck the Marseille defender. In a phase of play where both players were not affected by the ball. With the logical expulsion that is necessary in such a case.
“I struggled…”
At the end of the meeting, however, Steve Mounié wanted to explain why he had made such a bad gesture. “ I lost my temper after Balerdi intentionally pinched my bicep. I had a move where I struggled to get him to take his arm away, he was too close to me, my elbow hit him, unfortunately. »
This incident did not prevent SB29 from winning at the very end of the match. Also Eric Roy, the coach of the Bretons in hot demand on Prime Video, does not hold it against his attacker. “ Steve told me Balerdi got it. I’m not going to talk about Balerdi but he got it. I’m surprised that Steve had this reaction because he’s a very calm person. We will forgive him because we won but the objective is to better manage our emotions obviously. »
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