{"id":299825,"date":"2023-12-12T15:55:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T15:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=299825"},"modified":"2023-12-12T15:55:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T15:55:36","slug":"granadas-laliga-game-against-athletic-bilbao-suspended-after-fan-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/granadas-laliga-game-against-athletic-bilbao-suspended-after-fan-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Granada&apos;s LaLiga game against Athletic Bilbao suspended after fan dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> LaLiga clash between Granada and Athletic Bilbao postponed after fan dies in the stands&#8230; with game to resume in 17th minute on Monday<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Game was stopped when officials were alerted to a problem in stands<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>LaLiga and two clubs agreed to call off the match due to the tragedy\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Granada said the fan had been a season ticket holder for 16 years\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The game between Granada and Athletic Bilbao was postponed after a fan suffered a cardiac arrest and died in the stands.<\/p>\n<p>Granada said the fan had been a season ticket holder for 16 years. No further details were given about the fan&#8217;s identity.<\/p>\n<p>Athletic goalkeeper Unai Simon rushed to get the referee&#8217;s attention around the 15th minute after Granada fans told him about the problem with one of the supporters at Los Carmenes Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The match continued for about five minutes when it was finally stopped again as doctors continued to work on the fan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Team doctors left their benches to try to help.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/00\/78802697-0-image-a-43_1702254553273.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The game between Granada and Athletic Bilbao was suspended after a fan died on Sunday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/00\/78803317-0-image-a-57_1702255316411.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Athletic goalkeeper Unai Simon alerted the referee after being told of the problem by fans<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Players stayed on the field until about the 40th minute before going into the locker rooms.<\/p>\n<p>The referee eventually called off the game and the league confirmed the death of the fan.<\/p>\n<p>Match will restart on Monday night from the 17th minute with Athletic leading 1-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Inaki Williams had put the visitors ahead in the sixth minute.<\/p>\n<p>The game was stopped around the 15th minute when officials were alerted to a problem in the stands.<\/p>\n<p>As the person received ongoing medical treatment for a suspect heart attack, the players were eventually taken off the field.<\/p>\n<p>LaLiga later confirmed the supporter had died and the match would be rescheduled.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Granada CF vs. Athletic Club de Bilbao has been suspended following the tragic death of a fan at the Estadio Nuevo los Carmenes,&#8217; a league statement read.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Our condolences go out to their family and friends, as well as to all Granada CF fans. A rescheduled date and time for the match will be announced in the near future.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/00\/78802681-0-image-a-48_1702254621150.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Game was stopped around the 15th minute when officials were alerted to a problem in stands<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/11\/00\/78802689-0-image-a-44_1702254566109.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>LaLiga and the two clubs agreed to call off the match due to the death of a fan at Los Carmenes<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Granada added: &#8216;We want to send our most sincere condolences to the family and friends, as well as to the entire Granada family.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Athletic Bilbao said in a statement: &#8216;LaLiga and the two clubs have agreed to call off the match due to the death of a fan at Los Carmenes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Athletic Club expresses its deepest condolences. Our thoughts are with the person&#8217;s family and loved ones.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Following discussions between the clubs and the governing bodies, it was decided the match would be rescheduled to Monday, restarting from the 17th minute.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the league read: &#8216;At the request of LALIGA, the RFEF (Royal Spanish Football Federation) competition judge has ruled that the Granada-Athletic fixture, suspended today due to the death of a fan during the match, will resume tomorrow \u2013 December 11th \u2013 at 9pm. 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