Good have been main 1-0 when a bunch of residence followers stormed on to the pitch
Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle and threw it again into the group earlier than followers stormed the pitch inflicting Good v Marseille to be deserted.
Marseille’s Payet was struck within the again by a bottle thrown from the house supporters as he went to take a nook.
He launched it again, resulting in followers pouring on to the pitch as stewards and gamers struggled to restrain them.
After an extended delay, Good’s gamers got here out to complete the sport – however Marseille’s gamers refused to.
The sport was deserted in consequence. Good have been main 1-0 by means of Kasper Dolberg’s first-half objective.
A number of the Marseille gamers have been reportedly injured within the hassle.
“Our gamers have been attacked,” stated Marseille president Pablo Longoria.
“We determined for the protection of our gamers, who have been attacked through the pitch invasion, to not resume the match as a result of the protection of our gamers was not assured.”
The chaos continued because the gamers tried to go away the pitch, with scuffles breaking out and Marseille coach Jorge Sampaoli having to be held again by his workers.
Marseille gamers had been focused by plastic water bottles from that part of the group all through the match, earlier than one hit Payet and noticed the midfielder fall to the bottom.
Within the melee that adopted, team-mates Alvaro Gonzalez and Matteo Guendouzi ran in the direction of the top of the bottom to face down the followers and Good skipper Dante then tried to calm indignant supporters.
A safety cordon of stewards tried to stem the pitch invasion earlier than a brawl broke out between gamers of the 2 groups, supporters and workers.
Gamers and officers ultimately made it off the pitch and again down the tunnel away from the chaos exterior.
It comes after Marseille’s opening 3-2 win at Montpellier two weeks in the past was additionally held up when followers pelted the pitch with bottles.
That recreation was halted within the 89th minute after Marseille substitute Valentin Rongier was hit on the top and Montpellier’s Florent Mollet was additionally hit as he ready to take a nook.
Citing that recreation a fortnight in the past, Longoria added: “That is the second time it is occurred. We have now already skilled this in Montpellier the place we determined to proceed after the choice to hold on was made.
“What occurred immediately is unacceptable. We should make it a precedent for French soccer and that is why we determined to return to Marseille.”
Nonetheless, Good president Jean-Pierre Rivere, who had appealed for calm over the stadium’s public handle system through the delay, felt some blame for the scenes lay with Marseille.
“It is disappointing that the sport ended like this,” he stated.
“Everybody noticed what occurred. We won’t deny that water bottles have been thrown as a result of we may all see it. What ignited the clashes was the response of two Marseille gamers who retaliated.
“Afterwards, it’s deplorable that the Marseille safety workers intervened on the bottom and hit our gamers.”
Marseille boss Jorge Sampaoli needed to be restrained
One fan aimed a kick at Payet after operating on to the pitch
There have been chaotic scenes earlier than gamers have been instructed to go away the sphere
Good’s gamers got here again out to complete the match however Marseille’s didn’t. The Good gamers applauded the followers who have been left within the floor
Line-ups
Good
Formation 4-4-2
40Benítez
20Atal25Todibo4Costa Santos26Bard
28Boudaoui8Rosario18Lemina21Kluivert
9Dolberg11Gouiri
40Benítez20AtalSubstituted forLotombaat 6′minutes25Todibo4Costa Santos26BardBooked at 69mins28Boudaoui8Rosario18LeminaBooked at 15minsSubstituted forThuram-Ulienat 71′minutes21KluivertBooked at 66mins9DolbergBooked at 63mins11Gouiri
Substitutes
1Bulka5Daniliuc7Maolida13Kamara14Ndoye19Thuram-Ulien23Lotomba29Da Cunha33Smith
Marseille
Formation 3-2-4-1
30Mandanda
2Saliba14Peres Petroni3González
22Gueye6Guendouzi
4Kamara8Santos da Silva17Ünder10Payet
11de Lima
30Mandanda2Saliba14Peres PetroniBooked at 71mins3González22GueyeSubstituted forRongierat 57′minutes6Guendouzi4KamaraBooked at 3mins8Santos da Silva17Ünder10Payet11de LimaSubstituted forDe la Fuenteat 56′minutes
Substitutes
1Ngapandouetnbu12Dieng20De la Fuente21Rongier23Amavi26Targhalline34Sciortino39Nadir
Reside Textual content
Match deserted attributable to unknown purpose, Good 1, Marseille 0.
Second Half ends, Good 1, Marseille 0.
Nook, Marseille. Conceded by Jordan Lotomba.
Try missed. Kasper Dolberg (Good) left footed shot from the centre of the field is excessive and large to the left.
Try blocked. Amine Gouiri (Good) proper footed shot from the centre of the field is blocked. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
Luan Peres (Marseille) is proven the yellow card for a nasty foul.
Foul by Luan Peres (Marseille).
Hichem Boudaoui (Good) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
Substitution, Good. Khéphren Thuram replaces Mario Lemina due to an damage.
Melvin Bard (Good) is proven the yellow card.
Cengiz Ünder (Marseille) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
Foul by Melvin Bard (Good).
Try missed. Hichem Boudaoui (Good) proper footed shot from exterior the field is simply too excessive. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
Nook, Good. Conceded by Álvaro González.
Justin Kluivert (Good) is proven the yellow card for a nasty foul.
Nook, Marseille. Conceded by Dante.
Kasper Dolberg (Good) is proven the yellow card for a nasty foul.
Álvaro González (Marseille) wins a free kick within the defensive half.
Foul by Kasper Dolberg (Good).
Try missed. Konrad De la Fuente (Marseille) proper footed shot from exterior the field is simply too excessive. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder.
