Lyon match abandoned after fans ATTACK players

Lyon's Ligue 1 clash at Bastia has been called off at half-time after a series of incidents involving the visiting team's players.

Following an attack on the Lyon players during the warm-up that delayed kick-off the match was officially abandoned at half-time.

Lyon's players refused to return for the second half after goalkeeper Anthony Lopes was involved in a physical confrontation on the pitch as he made his way into the dressing room.

Get Football News France report that the man Lopes came to blows with was Bastia's General Services Director, Anthony Agostini, although that has not been confirmed.

Corsican outlet Alta Frequenza claims that the goalkeeper caused the game to be called off after he pushed away the reported Bastia official who asked him not to goad fans.

The half-time melee was the final flashpoint of a game delayed by nearly an hour before even getting underway. As they warmed up Lyon's players, including Memphis Depay, were attacked by angry home supporters.

Depay was confronted by a supporter before around 100 more fans invaded the pitch and attempted to attack the visiting players.