Soccer-Le Mans forced to wait for Ligue 1 return after Bastia match abandoned


May 10 (Reuters) - Le ⁠Mans FC will have to wait for ⁠confirmation of their first return to the ‌French top flight since 2010 after their final Ligue 2 match of the season against SC Bastia was ​suspended on Saturday following crowd trouble ⁠from the home ⁠supporters in Corsica.

Le Mans were leading 2-0 when ⁠Milan Robin ‌struck in the 91st minute, triggering angry scenes in the stands from ⁠Bastia fans, whose relegation to the third ​division had ‌already been confirmed.

"The match between SC Bastia ⁠and Le ​Mans FC has been stopped and will not resume," Ligue 2 said in a statement on ⁠X.

"A disciplinary committee of the ​LFP will meet in the coming days to decide the fate of the match."

Le Mans have ⁠attracted high-profile investors in recent years, with tennis great Novak Djokovic and former Formula One drivers Felipe Massa and Kevin Magnussen buying stakes ​via Brazilian group OutField last ⁠year.

Real Madrid and Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois also ​invested in the club in ‌February through NxtPlay Capital, the ​company he co-founded.

(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru; Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus)

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