The French Football Championship match between Lyon and Marseille has been suspended due to the behavior of the fans. A bottle thrown from the stands hit the head of Marseille footballer Dimitri Payet. He fell and lay on the lawn for a long time, the football player received medical attention.
The incident happened at the beginning of the match when Payet went to take a corner. The referee sent the players to the locker room. After 75 minutes, the stadium announced that the match would resume. Fans were warned that “if another incident occurs,” the match will be stopped.
Earlier in the French championship, the match between Marseille and Nice was interrupted. Then Payet threw one of the plastic bottles back onto the podium. The fans then broke into the field. Then both teams left the field. Marseille refused to return to the game. The match was replayed another day on a neutral pitch.
More details about the previous incident – in the material of “Kommersant” “French football got into the bottle.”
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