The Ligue 1 match between Nice and Marseille on Wednesday was paused after homophobic banners were displayed.
Two signs including homophobic language were seen in the crowd at Allianz Riviera, leading referee Clement Turpin to stop the game.
A delay of around five minutes followed before the match got back under way, with Nice player Wylan Cyprien critical of the interruption.
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"We can't stop a game every time that stupid people act like that," he said to Canal+. "I am against every discrimination, homophobia or racism.
"But we can't stop games for that.