Soccer match in France postponed after fans throw flares and start fire in stands

Soccer match in France postponed after fans throw flares and start fire in stands

A top-flight soccer match in France between Montpellier Hérault and Saint-Étienne was postponed on Sunday after fans let off flares which started a small fire in the stands.

PSG beat Marseille as Montpellier game abandoned due to crowd trouble

Paris Saint-Germain completed a fine week by beating bitter rivals Marseille 3-1 on Sunday to take a big step towards another Ligue 1 title, while the clash between relegation battlers Montpellier and Saint-Etienne was abandoned due to crowd trouble.

Ligue 1 game abandoned due to fan riot in stands

A Ligue 1 match between bottom side Montpellier and fellow struggler Saint-Etienne was abandoned in the 63rd minute when a fire broke out in a stand after flares were thrown by fans.

As the Greens led 2 to 0 this Sunday, March 16 after about 60 minutes of play, a group of supporters did everything they could to make sure that the match did not end. Ligue 1, Montpellier's last Ligue 1, plunged into the crisis.

The match in the Hérault, counting for the 26th day of Ligue 1, did not come to an end following overflows on Sunday, March 16th. The score was 2-0 for the Stéphanois visitors.

While their team was running 2-0, Montpellieran supporters threw smoke on the Mosson stadium lawn on Sunday.