Fan arrested after assistant referee hit on head with object at St-Étienne

Match against Lyon interrupted for about 40 minutesSt-Étienne say they will impose ‘strictest sanctions’

A man has been arrested after an assistant referee was hit by an object thrown from the stands during Saint-Étienne’s 2-1 home win over Lyon in Ligue 1 on Sunday.

Lyon were about to take a throw-in in the 44th minute when the official, Mehdi Rahmouni, was shown holding a hand to his head after being hit by what appeared to be a coin, L’Équipe reported.

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