That's not the way to use a football pitch!
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Reading Time: 2min | Fri. 12.08.22. | 20:17
Lorient hosted a music festival on their turf and now they cannot play football on it
The French Ligue 1 football match between Lorient and Lyon this weekend has been called off because of the poor quality of the Brittany outfit's pitch, officials said.
2 mois que le matchs est prévu …2 mois que lorient sait que la pelouse sera en état catastrophique..le fc lorient a déjà été dans cette situation…c est pas à 4 jours du matchs qu il fait commencer à réfléchir à un plan de secours c est vraiment de l amateurisme pic.twitter.com/QrwNvthQiQ
— jcpj69290 (@jcpj69290) August 10, 2022
The club hosted the 'Festival Interceltique' music event last weekend, the impact of which has been compounded by the scorching, dry weather.
Two visits by league officials to inspect the pitch, which is parched in patches and pitted in others, found it unsafe to play on.
"The state of the pitch at the Moustoir stadium makes it unsafe," the LFP said.
The match will be rescheduled for a later date. The club had the same problem in 2018 afer staging the same festival.
⚽️ La LFP vient d’annoncer le report du match Lorient-Lyon. La cause ? L’état de la pelouse pic.twitter.com/Scj5aarTJf
— Les Supersubs (@Les_Supersubs) August 12, 2022
In England last week, the second-tier game between Coventry and Rotherham was called off after the pitch had been damaged by a summer series of concerts and extensive use during the Commonwealth Games.
LIGUE 1 - MATCHDAY 1
Friday
22.00: (3.30) Nantes (3.25) Lille (2.45)
Saturday
18.00: (2.27) Monaco (3.50) Rennes (3.50)
22.00: (1.14) PSG (12.0) Montpellier (20.0)
Sunday
16.00: (3.40) Ajaccio (3.15) Lens (2.45)
16.00: (2.40) Auxerre (3.20) Angers (3.45)
16.00: (2.30) Reims (3.25) Clermont (3.60)
16.00: (2.75) Troyes (3.10) Toulouse (3.00)
18.05: (2.35) Nice (3.25) Strasbourg (3.50)
Sunday
21.45: (4.60) Brest (3.70) Olympique Marseille (1.91)
***odds are subject to change
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