After the final whistle, Jean-Pierre Rivère hadn’t calmed down about the events of the evening. The reason behind the President’s anger, the penalty, of course which was surprisingly given in the 74th minute of the game by Nicolas Rainville. “I am outraged. This is now the fourth consecutive match (Monaco, Metz, Toulouse and Dijon, Editor’s note) that we feel that we have played with 11 against 12. The refereeing differences from one match to another are incomprehensible. Last week, we didn’t get a penalty for a clumsy foul in the box (on Makengo) and tonight, Dijon get one for a slight push, a hand on a shoulder, like we see at every dead ball scenario, just because the players falls to the floor.”

On Saturday, once again, the decision wasn’t without consequence given that the Aiglons had done the hardest thing in turning the score around. “It changes the balance of the game. And it’s not through the other team’s work. It destroys all of the efforts of the players on the pitch.”

“Challenging referees is not something that OGC Nice is used to doing. But after a build-up like this over the last few games, it is impossible for us to remain silent. We need all of these inconsistencies to stop.”

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