The Lorient-Lyon match, scheduled for Sunday and counting for the second day of Ligue 1, has been postponed due to the poor condition of the lawn, the Professional Football League (LFP) announced on Friday.
“Following the report following the double visit of LFP delegates to Lorient on August 11 and 12, the competitions commission noted that the current state of the pitch at the Moustoir stadium did not ensure the safety of the players. of the game for the FC Lorient-Olympique Lyonnais meeting, ”said the LFP in a press release.
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The lawn of the Moustoir stadium, which appeared very damaged at the start of the week, suffered the combined effects of the drought and the Interceltic Festival. The Lyon club had warned against holding the meeting under these conditions in order to preserve “the physical integrity of the players”.
This is not the first time that the Merlus have done it to us: in August 2018, the Lorient lawn had already been degraded after the organization of the Interceltic Festival, and the Ligue 2 match against Valenciennes had to be relocated to Bordeaux. .