Chaos in Ligue 1 in France: Firecracker hits goalkeeper, Montpellier-Clermont suspended

The match between Montpellier e Clermont, valid for the eighth day of League 1, the top division of the French championship, was suspended with the score at 4-2 in favour of the home team due to a firecracker thrown onto the pitch during injury time and which exploded a few steps away from the away goalkeeper Mory Diaw.

The visiting team's goalkeeper, who was trailing at the time of the incident, was stunned by the firecracker and carried away on a stretcher.

Montpellier, comfortably ahead with just minutes remaining, are now in real danger of a forfeit defeat. In this afternoon's other matches, Fabio Grosso's Lyon drew 3-3 against Lorient, while the other match between Brest and Toulouse also ended in a 1-1 draw.