Granada match abandoned after fan dies in stands

Published on: 10 December 2023

Sunday's match was abandoned after 18 minutes

Granada's La Liga match at home against Athletic Bilbao was abandoned after a supporter died in the stands at Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium.

Sunday's match was paused after 18 minutes with Athletic leading 1-0 through an early Inaki Williams strike.

Players from both sides left the pitch 20 minutes later with supporters also requested to leave the stadium.

La Liga then confirmed the match had been postponed and would be replayed at a later date.

Granada said in a statement the match was "suspended indefinitely after the death of a club season ticket holder" and offered their condolences to the fan's "family and friends as well as to the entire Granada family".

Athletic goalkeeper Unai Simon was applauded by Granada supporters after helping to inform officials of the incident in the stands.

    Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

Line-upsGranada

Formation 4-2-3-1

13Magalhães Ribeiro Ferreira12Sánchez14Miquel28Torrente15Neva23Gumbau20Ruiz11Uzuni24Villar26Zaragoza7Boyé

    13Magalhães Ribeiro Ferreira12Sánchez14Miquel28Torrente15Neva23Gumbau20Ruiz11Uzuni24Villar26Zaragoza7Boyé

Substitutes

    3Migueis Manafá Jancó4Rubio9Callejón10Rodríguez Díaz16Díaz17Weissman18Petrovic19Diédhiou21Melendo31López33Carreras34Tristán

Ath Bilbao

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Simón18De Marcos3Vivian4Paredes15Lekue16Ruíz de Galarreta24Prados9Williams8Sancet11Nico Williams12Guruzeta

    1Simón18De Marcos3Vivian4Paredes15Lekue16Ruíz de Galarreta24Prados9Williams8Sancet11Nico Williams12Guruzeta

Substitutes

    7Berenguer10Muniain13Agirrezabala17Berchiche19García de Albéniz20Villalibre21Herrera22García23Nolaskoain30Gómez31Jauregizar33Olabarrieta

Referee:Miguel Ángel Ortiz AriasMatch StatsHome TeamGranadaAway TeamAth BilbaoPossessionHome38%Away62%ShotsHome1Away5Shots on TargetHome1Away1CornersHome0Away3FoulsHome0Away2Live Text Post update

Match abandoned due to crowd trouble, Granada CF 0, Athletic Club 1.

18'Half Time

First Half ends, Granada CF 0, Athletic Club 1.

15'Post update

Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Ricard Sánchez.

14'Post update

Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).

14'Post update

Bryan Zaragoza (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

14'Post update

Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) header from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Óscar De Marcos.

10'Post update

Attempt missed. Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.

10'Post update

Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Ricard Sánchez.

8'Post update

Attempt missed. Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Williams with a cross following a corner.

8'Post update

Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Ignasi Miquel.

6'goalGoal!

Goal! Granada CF 0, Athletic Club 1. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.

2'Post update

Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).

2'Post update

Sergio Ruiz (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

1'Post update

Attempt blocked. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gorka Guruzeta.

1'Post update

Attempt saved. Myrto Uzuni (Granada CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raúl Torrente.

Kick Off

First Half begins.

Posted at 15:2415:24Post update

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Source: bbc.com

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