Bordeaux-Rodez Ligue 2 match abandoned after home fan attacks player

Rodez midfielder Lucas Buades (centre) is connected the crushed aft being shoved to the crushed against Bordeaux

Bordeaux's hopes of promotion from Ligue 2 are successful uncertainty aft their last lucifer of the play was abandoned aft a Rodez subordinate was attacked by a fan.

He was taken disconnected connected a stretcher and the referee abandoned the game, saying Buades had suffered a concussion.

Bordeaux needed to amended Metz's effect to triumph promotion, portion Rodez needed a triumph arsenic they sought to enactment up.

With the last circular of Ligue 2 games taking spot astatine the aforesaid clip connected Friday, Metz bushed Bastia 3-2 to determination into the 2nd promotion spot down champions Le Havre.

That effect means Bordeaux would person to bushed Rodez by 4 goals to spell up connected extremity difference.

However, Rodez were connected people for the triumph that would person seen them enactment up due to the fact that Annecy mislaid 1-0 astatine FC Paris.

Referee Nicolas Rainville said: "The elements are conclusive, the subordinate cannot resume due to the fact that [he is] concussed. We person respected the rules, namely that the lucifer volition not resume."

The disciplinary committee of French football's governing assemblage volition conscionable connected Monday to determine what enactment to take.

"I'd similar to spot this played retired successful sporting presumption connected the pitch, it's inactive football," said Bordeaux president Gerard Lopez.

"We'll beryllium contiguous astatine the committee gathering connected Monday and we'll asseverate each our rights, arsenic good arsenic appealing if request be."

Rodez president Pierre-Olivier Murat said: "Resume oregon replay the match? I've ne'er seen matches played aft the past day."