French Football Federation (FFF) announced Tuesday that the French Cup match between Rouen and Marseille was cancelled as a gas leak caused a strong odor in French northwestern region.

The match was postponed to a later date which had not been fixed yet, the FFF said on its official website.

"It is an indirect consequence of the incident that occurred on Tuesday overnight at Lubrizol chemical plant located in Rouen," the federation added.

A gas leak was reported at Lubrizol plant which makes industrial lubricants and paint, and the smelt gas was Mercaptan, which officials said did not cause any danger to the public.