Fan in the stands passes away
The Granada vs. Athletic Bilbao match, played in the 16th week of Spain's top football league (La Liga), was stopped in the 18th minute and postponed after a fan in the stands suffered a heart attack and passed away.
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In the 18th minute of the Granada-Athletic Bilbao match played at the Nuevo Los Carmenes Stadium, a fan in the home team's stands suffered a heart attack.
MATCH POSTPONED
Following calls from some fans, referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias stopped the match and directed the medical teams from both the stadium and both clubs to the stands. After it was announced in the stadium that the fan could not be saved despite the doctors' interventions, it was declared that the match had been postponed.
CONDOLENCES FROM MANY CLUBS
In addition to Granada and Athletic Bilbao, many La Liga clubs published messages of condolence due to the fan's death. At the 18th minute when the match was stopped, the visiting team, Athletic, was leading 1-0. It was reported that the match, for which a date has not yet been announced, will be played from where it left off.