In the seconds that followed the penalty shootout, hundreds of ultras had invaded the lawn, demonstrating their anger by launching smoke and fireworks to the official gallery.
Le Monde with AFP
Thirty ultra-Saint Saint-Etienne supporters were arrested at their home on Monday September 19 in the morning and placed in police custody as part of an investigation into the violence that occurred at the end of May Geoffroy-Guichard stadium after the L1/L2 dam match, according to several concordant sources.
The operation called “Ultras 42” at the start at 6 am, mobilizing a hundred police officers, said a source close to the investigation. The supporters arrested are suspected of having participated in the violence on May 29, inside the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium after the final whistle and the defeat of the Greens against Auxerre (1-1, 4 T.A.B. at 5), Synonymous with relegation in Ligue 2.
Six withdrawal points in the league 2
The Departmental Directorate of Public Security of the Loire had revealed in recent months that four police officers have worked full time on this case, in particular by exploiting the images of the 250 cameras of the interior of the stadium, as well as those of the city de Saint-Etienne, near the enclosure.
In the seconds that followed the penalty shootout, hundreds of ultras had invaded the lawn, demonstrating their anger by launching smoke bombs and fireworks to the official gallery, sometimes to shoot. These violence involving 150 to 200 men, often hidden under hoods, scarves and scarves, had lasted almost two hours and caused significant damage.
Following these incidents, the Disciplinary Commission of the Professional Football League (LFP) inflicted on ASSE six withdrawal points in the Ligue 2 championship, including three farm, and six closed games including two suspended.