Gérard Colomb, mayor of Lyon for sixteen years from 2001 to 2017, said the former president Lyons Jean-Michel Olyas and his colleague from Montpellier, the late Louis Nicollin, organized a match-fixing between Ligue 1 teams twenty years ago.
During the 2002/2003 season, Lyon, leaders of Ligue 1, met “Montpellier” in the penultimate inning. As Colombe told Lyon Décideurs, quoted by Get French Football News, Lyon needed a win or a draw to break away from Monaco in the league and secure their second consecutive national title, while Montpellier needed a draw or a win to retain a residence permit. in the elite league. Therefore, Olyas and his close friend Nikollen reportedly agreed to a draw with the instructions given to the players.
Colomb recalled that during the match, Olyas was furious that Lyon attacking midfielder Juninho hit Montpellier’s crossbar. “He wanted him off the pitch immediately. Three minutes later, Juninho was sitting on the bench,” the ex-mayor said.
This match finally ended with a score of 1:1. Lyon became Ligue 1 champions and Montpellier finished 16th.
Source : MatchTV
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