The Unionists lost on the lawn of the Great Old. The score was 4-1 at half-time and Union’s second-half goal didn’t change anything. Karel Geraerts’ men finished the game with nine following the exclusions of Lazare and El Azzouzi.
After the meeting, Christian Burgess stopped at the microphone of Eleven to share a discussion he had with the referee of the meeting, Mr. Jonathan Lardot.
“It was a big game that we had to play with eleven. And you know, when you hear the referee tell you “You are the worst defender I have ever seen”, you wonder what is going on in his head. He has to try to remain impartial and run the game in a decent way. That’s not great to hear when you’re playing football and want to be competitive. I confirm that he told me that. It was in the second half when we were down to nine. That’s what I heard from his mouth. I’m not happy”railed the defender of the Union.
“If he said that, it’s serious”, comments Nordin Jbari, consultant on the field. “He’s a referee who is normally decent. You have to ask him. If he said that, it’s wrong and it’s something a player can’t hear”. Philippe Albert went in the same direction as his colleague. “We have to wait for the referee’s version”.