Bleus: in 2009, France – Turkey was interrupted late in the game – Foot – Blues

In theory, the France team will play at home on Monday against Turkey at the Stade de France (20:45), as part of the qualifications for the Euro 2020. Impossible, for now, to know if the logic will be respected. Because at the last reception of Turkey, June 6, 2009 at the Stade Gerland, for a friendly match, the spans were largely acquired to the Turkish cause. " The Gerland stadium looked more like Ali Sami Yen or InOnu stadiums, the Galatasaray and Besiktas dens in Istanbul. Two hours before the kick-off and until the end of the match, we will hear only deafening songs or Turkish whistles Could we read in The Team the day after the meeting.

A stadium filled two-thirds by supporters of Turkey

The pouring rain announced the beginnings of a complicated evening for the Blues. It all started well though. Despite a stadium filled two-thirds by supporters of visitors, the Marseillaise had been respected and applauded, to everyone's surprise. But very quickly, the French understood that it would not evolve home in Lyon. The deafening atmosphere was entirely devoted to the Fatih Terim players. Even Karim Benzema, the most Lyonnais French that night, was entitled to a terrible bronca when shooting his penalty (39th), he has still transformed.

Expulsion and stopping the match

What had to be a friendly match without stakes gradually spread in the second half. The Usulmez expulsion combined with the negative result of the Turks (0-1) had the gift of annoying many fans. Tension, exacerbated by projectile jets and smoke cracking, led the referee to interrupt the game in the 79th minute of play. A cordon of CRS and the intervention of Captain Anl Tuncay and his coach Fatih Terim allowed to calm the fans and allow the match to go to an end. A rainy meeting, bitter and dull, which did not leave a memorable memory to the team of France.