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Granada v Athletic Bilbao: La Liga match abandoned after fan dies in stands
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-ups
Granada
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Magalhães Ribeiro Ferreira
- 12Sánchez
- 14Miquel
- 28Torrente
- 15Neva
- 23Gumbau
- 20Ruiz
- 11Uzuni
- 24Villar
- 26Zaragoza
- 7Boyé
Substitutes
- 3Migueis Manafá Jancó
- 4Rubio
- 9Callejón
- 10Rodríguez Díaz
- 16Díaz
- 17Weissman
- 18Petrovic
- 19Diédhiou
- 21Melendo
- 31López
- 33Carreras
- 34Tristán
Ath Bilbao
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Simón
- 18De Marcos
- 3Vivian
- 4Paredes
- 15Lekue
- 16Ruíz de Galarreta
- 24Prados
- 9Williams
- 8Sancet
- 11Nico Williams
- 12Guruzeta
Substitutes
- 7Berenguer
- 10Muniain
- 13Agirrezabala
- 17Berchiche
- 19García de Albéniz
- 20Villalibre
- 21Herrera
- 22García
- 23Nolaskoain
- 30Gómez
- 31Jauregizar
- 33Olabarrieta
- Referee:
- Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Live Text
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Match abandoned due to crowd trouble, Granada CF 0, Athletic Club 1.
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First Half ends, Granada CF 0, Athletic Club 1.
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Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Ricard Sánchez.
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Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
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Bryan Zaragoza (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) header from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Óscar De Marcos.
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Attempt missed. Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
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Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Ricard Sánchez.
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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.
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Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Ignasi Miquel.
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Goal! Granada CF 0, Athletic Club 1. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
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Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Club).
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Sergio Ruiz (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gorka Guruzeta.
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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.
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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