Fifteen minutes before the end of the game, spectators stormed onto the pitch in Nice, and arguments broke out between fans and players from both clubs.
In the 75th minute Marseille had been awarded a corner kick, then Dimitri Payet was hit in the back by a plastic bottle and he angrily threw the bottle back at Nice fans while his teammates joined him.
Apparently, objects have been thrown from the stands onto the field on a regular basis since the start of the game. The players of Marseille claimed to have complained to the centre official but to no avail.
As a result, Nice fans stormed the field to tackle the opposing players, which led to fierce arguments between players and club officials, which interrupted the game.
Fifty minutes after the storm, the local prefect gave permission to continue the game, reported the newspaper “Nice Matin”.
With most of Marseille players having strangled marks around their necks, the side refused to continue play and did not return to the field.
It was reported that Referee Benoît Bastien also did not want to whistle the game anymore.
OGC Nice players however returned to the pitch and ready to play till the final whistle. The referee had to blow the full-time whistle as Marseille refused to restart the match.
According to the LFP rules, Nice will apparently have an automatic 3-0 victory as they were not the one to refuse play. OGC Nice were leading 1-0 before the whole drama.
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