Soccer prediction The Tour suffered a forfeit in the Round of 32 of the French Cup against Lorient due to safety concerns for spectators. The club filed an appeal
The Tour was awarded a technical defeat in the game with Lorient in the French Cup. The 1/32 final by tips price of the French Cup Tours - Lorient, which was supposed to take place on Saturday, did not take place due to security reasons.The Prefecture of Indre-et-Loire and the mayor`s office of Tours have concluded that Tours football club was not able to organize the event in a safe manner to accommodate spectators, the FFF (French Football Federation) said in a statement on Saturday afternoon.
We are looking into what exactly prevented the organization of this meeting. I can only report that we entered into an agreement with a private security company and transferred all the necessary funds in advance, as required by the service provider, " Tour President Ivan Desmet said on Saturday evening.
According to La Nouvelle Republique, the first security plan proposed by the club was approved by the Indre-et-Loire prefecture. However, according to the publication, Assan Haddad, close to the president, intervened later to review the distribution of security forces. This second option, rejected by the authorities, caused confusion. The club tried at the last minute to return to the original plan, but to no avail.
On Monday, the commission made a decision on the match, placing responsibility for its cancellation on the Tour. The team was given a technical defeat. Thus, FC Lorient advances to the 1/16 finals and will play away against Caen.
Tur filed an appeal.
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