It was with a bitter seventh place that the Vosges Judo women’s team returned to Lorraine on Monday. This weekend took place in Paris the French women’s championship by D2 team. In the repechage table, the Vosges cruelly lost 3-2 against the Franciliennes of Chilly-Mazarin. A defeat which is not really digested by the Lorraine camp. “We suffered a scandalous refereeing error, told us the president of Vosges Judo Eddie Toussaint.
While Alicia Pierson had just taken a waza-ari (making her opponent fall on her back without doing ippon), she knew how to turn the situation in her favor to immobilize her opponent. The referees then got the count wrong, only letting it go to ten instead of twenty seconds, stopping the fight. Realizing their mistake, the referees had no choice but to resume the match standing. Destabilized, but valiant until the end, Alicia Pierson will yield the first point to the Ile-de-France.
“This error has consequences, continues Eddie Toussaint. We won the next two fights, and with the first win, we would have qualified for the next round. And potentially play for the bronze medal, synonymous with promotion to D1. Financially, it has an impact. “Despite a very difficult part of the table, the Vosges showed a pretty face on the Parisian tatamis, and could really have hoped for much better than a 7e place. They leave with a great victory against 76 Judo (4-1), before falling against the future champions Toulon (3-2). In repechage, it was Bègles, another big piece, which suffered the law of the Vosges (3-0).
