Bottles thrown, match held up as Marseille fight back

Marseille`s players react after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between Montpellier and Marseille at the Mosson stadium in Montpellier, southern France. Pic/AFP

Marseille came back from two goals down to win 3-2 at Montpellier in their French Ligue 1 opener on Sunday but the game was held up when fans pelted the pitch with bottles.

The clash at the Stade Mosson was halted in the 89th minute after Marseille substitute Valentin Rongier had been hit on the head with a bottle. Montpellier's Florent Mollet was also targeted as he readied to take a corner.

Referee Jeremie Pignard led both teams off the pitch while appeals were made for calm. The game was eventually restarted after a delay of 10 minutes. An own-goal by Luan Perez and a strike by Gaetan Laborde had given Montpellier a 2-0 lead at half-time. But Cengiz Under pulled one back for Marseille in the 67th minute before two goals in five minutes by Dimitri Payet completed the recovery.

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