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Female referee injured in melee during friendly
Image source, BBC Sport Image caption, Referee Mathilde Demoncay reportedly suffered concussion in the incident Published 39 minutes ago A female referee was injured and had to leave the pitch after being knocked to the ground during a friendly between French â club Metz and Fortuna Sittard of the Netherlands. Mathilde Demoncay reportedly suffered concussion , external when she was knocked to the ground as she tried to break up a melee between the players. Tension flared âin the 40th minute when two âopposing players confronted each other after a shirt-tugging incident, with other players rushed to join in the confrontation. Demoncay ended up â on the ground after attempting to intervene, falling heavily. She remained on the pitch for several minutes, holding her âarm, while assistant referees, security personnel and âmedical staff ran on to the pitch âto restore order and â assess her condition. The 26-year-old Demoncay resumed as the â assistant referee after play restarted but left the field at âhalf-time, with another âassistant taking over her âduties. Metz won the game 3-1. Related topics Football More on this story Follow your club with BBC Sport Published 8 June Listen to the latest Football Daily podcast Get football news sent straight to your phone Published 8 June
