The French league is back in the news for an unfortunate event. On this occasion, and without being the first time something similar has happened so far this season, the Lyon-Marsella Olympics was interrupted after being hit Payet by a projectile.
Specifically, it was a bottle of water that hit the midfielder in the face on Marsella when he was about to take a corner kick. It was the 3rd minute of the game and it came from the stands hitting hard in a Payet that after this he fell to the ground in pain.
The referee of the contest did not hesitate for a second and the match was suspended after decreeing that the players from both teams should go to the changing rooms.
On the other hand, the subject in question who threw the bottle that impacted Payet He was identified and was immediately placed at the disposal of the relevant security forces.
This is the fifth time that an altercation led by fans has led to a Ligue 1 match being suspended so far this season. Previously it had already happened in the Montpellier-Marsella, the Lens-Lille, the St. Etienne-Angers and the Nice-MarseilleThe latter being the only match that was not resumed on the same day and had to be played a posteriori on neutral ground.
Afterwards, and after the players were in the locker room for more than an hour, the game ended up resuming.
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