At the whistle of the Greek Cup final, which saw Panathinaikos win at the end of the game against Aris Salonika (1-0), Saturday May 25, Stéphanie Frappart was taken from the field under police escort.
The referee, who showed three reasonable red cards, took the role of the players, staff and managers of the Thessaloniki club.
Stéphanie Frappart will never forget Greece. Appointed to be the first woman in charge of the final of the Greek Cup, between Panathinaikos and Aris Salonika (1-0), Saturday May 25, the French referee experienced anything but a quiet game. At the whistle of this meeting played behind closed doors, a decision taken by the Federation to stop the ultra-violence that plagues football in Greece, the French pioneer in the world of arbitration has a heavy hand . Which means he doesn’t just make friends.
Within 20 minutes, in the second half, the first woman in charge of a World Cup match in 2022 handed out three red cards. After excluding the defender of Pana, Giannis Kotsiras (51st), he beat by sending Vladimir Darida (65th) and Jean Jules (71st), two players from Aris Salonika, directly to the shower , which eventually lost in extra time. (90th+7th).
This image of Theodoros Karypidis, president of Aris, “chasing” Stéphanie Frappart after the cup final is a new drop on a camel that has been overflowing for a long time. Let these leaders look at their own choices first before accusing the whole world. pic.twitter.com/L4PvAVxSIH — Football Grec France (@footgrec) May 26, 2024
Taunted during the game, Stéphanie Frappart faced the black anger of the players, staff and managers of the losing team at the final whistle. Wanted by President Theodoros Karypidis, one of the most vengeful against him, he needed a police escort to leave the field. on his social networksAris rejected its decisions, although legitimate, by criticizing a “vol”.
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