Lyon vs Marseille: French league match canceled after player was hit in the head with a water bottle
Looks like the game can be restarted. The stadium announcer said the match would continue but warned of one more incident that would result in the match being cancelled.
The Lyon players entered the field to warm up, but the whole Marseille team was still in the dressing room.
After almost two hours of waiting, at around 10:45pm local time, the game was cancelled.
“The perpetrators were immediately reported and arrested. It was an act of isolation,” Aulas continued. “After quite a long discussion, Mr. Buquet has made a decision. When the stadium is full of 55,000 people take precautions. The referee summons everyone a second time to announce that he has changed his mind.” .
“The match was postponed after an hour and a half. Our players obeyed Mr. Buquet’s orders by returning to the warm-up. The perpetrators have been arrested. The individual in question has been isolated. It is a pity. when that has been drawn in general.”
“Despite the insistence of the decisions of the LFP Disciplinary Committee since the start of the season (point deductions, games behind closed doors, closed stands) and work has been carried out with the government to More effectively sanctioning violent individuals in stadiums, These new serious incidents act as a reminder that the security of matches is the responsibility of the host club and local authorities. side, who makes the final decision on whether a match should be restarted or stopped,” it said.
“At a time when Uber Eats in Ligue 1 is becoming increasingly attractive on grass courts, these repeated serious incidents are destroying the image of the league in France and internationally.”
It said the LFP’s Disciplinary Committee would hold an emergency meeting on Monday following the “new and extremely serious incident.”
The incident continues a string of fan incidents that have occurred this season in France.
On August 22, during a match against Nice, a bottle appeared to hit Payet on the back causing him to throw it back into the crowd.
Payet’s teammates Álvaro González and Matteo Guendouzi ran to his aid, while Nice captain Dante tried to calm the situation.
Security officers tried to keep fans at bay amid escalating tensions, but they eventually spilled onto the pitch, with a scuffle ensued between supporters, players and the board. train.
As a result, Nice were awarded a two-point penalty, one of which was suspended and ordered to replay the match against Marseille.
Payet and González were subsequently sanctioned with one- and two-match suspensions, respectively.
Physically Pablo Fernández of Marseille is also banned from playing until the end of June 2022.
The second half of the derby between Lens and Lille was postponed for about half an hour after fans hurled rockets at each other, as well as spectators flooding the field.
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