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 | | Historical first title for Montpellier after a two-hour action with Auxerre4.07.2012 |
After two interruptions of the game, smoke bombs, flares, bombs, and a full twist, Montpellier is now the new champion of France! In the final round of Ligue 1, the team needed at least a point to do not get excited from the victory of Paris St Germain over Lorient. And took three, after turned as a guest Auxerre from 1:0 to 1:2, after more than two hours on the ground. PSG beat the same result Lorient, and hoped of Auxerre to help and to beat Montpellier - a situation in which Parisians would be champions.
Olivier Capo found in favor of Auxerre in 20th minute and gave all occasions to PSG to hope. In the 32nd however John Utaka evened the score to 1:1 - a result enough to Montpellier to be sure winner.
Olivier Giroux and Sulayman Camara had a chance to calm the Montpellier game with another goal in the second half, but only in overtime of the 90 minutes once again Utaka managed to score, to bring the victory, a full active of points and the championship title for the first time in club history.
Of course once heard the final whistle, and the lucky fans of Montpellier invaded on the pitch to share their joy with the players of the team, wrote a golden page in the history of the team. Last year, Montpellier barely have saved from relegation from the elite, and only 12 months later is the champion of France and Auxerre relegated.
And Montpellier and Paris St Germain will play in the Champions League, the third Lille will be included from the qualifications and participation in the Europa League won Lyon and Bordeaux.
The match was stopped twice, first shortly after the 50th minute and then - after the 70th, after the home fans traditionally intemperate and angry about falling of the team in Ligue 2, expressed discontent with throwing of tennis balls , toilet paper and tomato to the players. They forced the police to recommend suspension of the meeting. The referees discontinued it for a while, and then renew the game, and the battle dragged on for more than half an hour from the other matches of the round. The first stop role proved and objects with which the supporters of Auxerre threw the newly Interior Minister of France Manuel Valls, seated in the stands.
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