“I’m a long-time traveler,” declared Mondorf’s instructor, David Zitelli, after the cancellation of his team’s meeting in Hesperange due to Swift’s withdrawal, losing on the green carpet (0-3). “After the warm-up, just before kick-off time, the referee (Editor’s note: Laurent Wilmes) came to see me to tell me that the Swift players were refusing to return to the field, to protest against “Internal management problems of the club,” explains Zitelli.

“He announced to us that, in accordance with the regulations, we had to wait ten full minutes, from the scheduled kick-off time, at the end of which Swift would be declared the loser by forfeit if his players were still not present » . Contact us again, the Swift will comment on the situation.

“We were very surprised and disappointed. No one from the club came to talk to us about it,” testified Mondorgois goalkeeper João Machado, who finds it “sad for the image of Luxembourg (Site notre bureau spécialisé).” “Normally, taking three points at Hesperange, we sign straight away,” commented Zitelli, “but obviously not in these conditions. You don’t train all week to win on the green carpet.

The Mondorviens technician, also a former assistant… at Swift, had a thought for his Hesperange brother Emmanuel Da Costa who, according to him, was “distraught”. “I believe this kind of situation is impossible.”