At Jean-Bouin, things got heated at the end of the match despite a hardly exciting draw between Versailles and Le Mans (0-0). But in the wrong way… At the final whistle, we saw furious Versailles players heading towards the referee, followed by Grégory Vignal when sports director Salomon Kashala and Marc Mohamed tried to calm everyone down.
Tension rose in the 90th minute after the expulsion of Versailles captain Thibaut Jaques in the position of last defender. Vignal and the Versailles bench criticized the referee for not having taken into account his assistant who had raised his flag beforehand. This action really ignited the powder. Out of his depth, Kevin Mbala left the field in the 69th minute and also received a red card. He then had to be restrained by his staff after having said a few words that we guess were not very friendly. The referee’s report risks being dirty…
The match, however, began in a different atmosphere, that of contemplation with a minute of applause in tribute to Maxime Voisin, licensed at Versailles at the club since the age of 6 (player, manager and video analyst). The son of Daniel Voisin, the emblematic president of the club (2004-2021) died on Friday at the age of 33.
A great Renot in goal preserved the draw
Still deprived of several key players, Romain Basque (suspended), Melih Altikulac, the 2nd passer of the National (7 assists) and Jeremain Lens (injured), Versailles did not manage to find the opening despite the efforts of Mehdi Baaloudj in particular . If Kevin Mbala, the former Borgo and Paris FC striker, in difficulties since his arrival at Versailles, was very close to scoring his first goal of the season on a header slammed by Kosik (43rd), Grégory’s team Vignal was able to count on a great Sébastien Renot in goal. The Versailles goalkeeper made multiple saves (24th, 37th, 66th, 68th) and preserved the draw.
The Versaillais, who failed to confirm their great success on Friday in Rouen (2-1), the hero of the Coupe de France, are 9th. “We lacked the goal, the efficiency and a bit of lucidity to win the three points, but it was a very solid and serious match from both teams. Whether it’s us or Le Mans, we can win as well as lose. I can’t say anything about the double expulsion, I have to watch the video because I don’t really know what happened,” says Grégory Vignal.
Match sheet
VERSAILLES – LE MANS: 0-0.
Expulsion. Versailles: Jaques (89th), Mbala (90th on the bench).
Versailles: Renot – Leborgne, Jaques (cap.), Akueson, Diakhaby, – Mendes (Traoré, 69th), Karamoko, Nadje – Baboula (Boudraa, 69th), Mbala (Prunier, 69th), Baaloudj (Mané, 90th). Enter. : Vignal.
