A firecracker thrown in added time interrupted Montpellier-Clermont (4-2). Brest misses the top of the ranking ahead of Toulouse.
Montpellier was going to celebrate its victory against Clermont (4-2, 8th day of Ligue 1) when a well-inspired spectator sent a firecracker onto the pitch in added time of the second half.
Falling near Mory Diaw, the projectile caused the goalkeeper of the Auvergne team to be evacuated on a stretcher, then the match was definitively interrupted.
❌ MATCH DEFINITELY STOPPED IN MONTPELLIER!
Strong words from the security referent at the Mosson stadium.
🎙Comments collected by our journalist @TiffanyHenne.#MHSCCF63 pic.twitter.com/rZWSiicuFy
— Prime Video Sport France (@PVSportFR) October 8, 2023
“ You can’t imagine the damage the club is suffering with this kind of behavior, so please don’t add to it.”launched one of those responsible for the security of the Montpellier enclosure, reported by Prime Video.
🎙 Florent Batta, referee of the match, explains his choice to have stopped the match.
As a reminder, Clermont goalkeeper Mory Diaw suffered a firecracker throw at the end of the match. Following consultation with the club doctor, the decision was to stop the match.#MHSCCF63 pic.twitter.com/sSfgMiGL4F
— Prime Video Sport France (@PVSportFR) October 8, 2023
In one of the other matches started on Sunday at 3 p.m., Brest missed the opportunity to score as many points as AS Monaco, leader of the Championship. To do that, we had to beat Toulouse at home.
Eric Roy’s team will be content, we suppose, to have avoided the worst by snatching the equalizer through Satriano (1-1, 90th+3).
