Lyon v Marseille deserted as Dimitri Payet hit by bottle

Sunday’s Ligue 1 sport between Lyon and Marseille was deserted after Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle thrown from the stands 5 minutes into the sport.

Virtually two hours after the sport was halted, it was formally known as off.

It’s the second time this season Payet has been struck with a bottle amid a sequence of incidents in French soccer.

Marseille’s sport at Good in August was deserted when the previous West Ham midfielder threw a bottle again into the group, inflicting followers to storm the pitch.

Good have been deducted two factors, one among which was suspended, and Payet was given a one-game ban.

Marseille midfielder Valentin Roniger suffered a minimize lip when he was hit with a bottle on the season opener at Montpellier.

And the second half of the northern derby between RC Lens and Lille in September was delayed by about half an hour after rival followers threw objects at one another. Folks then ran onto the pitch, prompting riot police and stewards to intervene.

The newest incident at Lyon occurred when Payet was about to take a nook and he left the Groupama Stadium pitch with an ice pack on his head.

Shortly after the incident a stadium announcement stated an individual had been arrested and the sport would resume, however warned additional hassle would result in an abandonment.

It appeared like the sport can be again on when Lyon’s gamers got here out to heat up, however Marseille’s gamers by no means emerged and at round 21:40 GMT the match was postponed.

Lyon CEO Jean-Michel Aulas stated the membership sends Payet “our apologies” and added “the perpetrator was instantly reported and caught. It is an remoted act”.

“Our gamers adopted Mr Buquet’s orders by returning to heat up,” he stated. “Then the referee modified his thoughts in order that they returned to the locker room. They correctly waited for the choice and acceded to it.”