The French league match between Lens and defending champion Lille was interrupted for about half-hour when followers from the northern rivals clashed at halftime on Saturday.
After the primary half ended, a big group of Lens supporters invaded the sphere and ran to the away part the place they fought with Lille followers. Riot police and stewards intervened and escorted them off the sphere. An emergency assembly came about to determine whether or not the match at Stade Bollaert ought to proceed.
But after the second half bought underway there was no additional dysfunction and Lens gained 1-0. Lens is unbeaten below coach Franck Haise and as much as second place.
Lille has gained solely as soon as and the stress is rising on coach Jocelyn Gourvennec, whose aspect is thirteenth and has conceded 12 targets in six video games.
It is the second high-profile incident of the season in France following severe dysfunction on the Nice-Marseille recreation in August which was suspended for 90 minutes and referred to as off. Nice followers stormed the sphere and punches have been exchanged with gamers and workers from Marseille. It is rescheduled for Oct. 27.
American winger Timothy Weah recovered from a thigh damage and went on within the 62nd minute for Lille and a primary look since Aug. 21. Weah, a son of Liberia president and former FIFA participant of the yr George Weah, had missed three World Cup qualifiers.
Veteran striker Burak Yilmaz went near scoring for Lille halfway by means of the second half when he flashed a header simply over the crossbar from Benjamin Andre’s cross.
Moments later, Yilmaz was thwarted by goalkeeper Jean-Louis Leca diving at his toes.
Those missed possibilities proved expensive when Poland midfielder Przemyslaw Frankowski struck within the 73rd after being arrange by Gael Kakuta. It was Frankowski’s first aim since becoming a member of from Major League Soccer membership Chicago Fire.
After ahead Wesley Said had a second aim for Lille dominated out for offside following a video replay, Leca denied Yilmaz once more as he broke by means of in stoppage time.
Also, South Korea striker Hwang Ui-jo scored early and grabbed the late winner as Bordeaux gained at Saint-Etienne 2-1 to safe its first win and transfer off the underside into 14th spot.
Saint-Etienne, which equalized by means of ahead Wahbi Khazri within the 72nd, is certainly one of three groups but to win a recreation and is in nineteenth place.
SUNDAY’S GAMES
Lionel Messi is about for his house debut as chief Paris Saint-Germain goes for a sixth straight win when it faces Lyon.
Messi performed his first full recreation midweek within the 0-0 draw at Club Brugge, however the Parc des Princes crowd is about for a primary glimpse of him after his shock transfer from Barcelona.
PSG striker Kylian Mbappe awaits a health take a look at on Sunday morning after twisting his ankle towards Brugge.
Elsewhere, unbeaten Nice hosts struggling Monaco within the French Riviera derby and third-placed Angers takes on Nantes.
