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Fiery reaction from Dijon after late penalty denies victory (The Associated Press)
The reaction from Dijon players was as fiery as the mustard the eastern French town is famed for, following a controversial and last-gasp penalty that denied the strugglers a valuable win at Saint-Etienne on Sunday. After the French league match finished 1-1, Dijon captain Cedric Varrault and another player were restrained in the tunnel leading back to the dressing rooms as they remonstrated with staff members from Saint-Etienne. Striker Nolan Roux, whose penalty in the fifth and final minute of injury time rescued a point for mid-table Saint-Etienne, was among those calming down Varrault, who was shown a second yellow card by the referee for protesting the penalty decision and sent off. More...
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