La Liga: Bilbao vs Espanyol Match Stopped Early

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La Liga: Bilbao vs Espanyol Match Stopped Early After Racist Chanting

Athletic Bilbao missed out on the chance to close the gap on the top two in La Liga. They were held 1-1 draw at struggling Espanyol on Sunday in a match. That was temporarily stop because of racist chanting.

In the 16th minute, referee Cuadra Fernandez was force to activate the anti-racism protocol for insults to Bilbao forward Maroan Sannadi and reported by his teammate Inaki Williams.

The match was interrupted for หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ three minutes. A message was communicate over the public address system for fans to stop shouting expletives. The referee warned that the next time the match. Would be stop.

“This type of thing shouldn’t happen. This is not the first time this has happened here. The referee acted very well. We must punish the culprits,” said Williams.

When the game restarted, Roberto Fernandez put Espanyol ahead in the 62nd minute, but Oihan Sancet, who scored a hat-trick in the win over Girona last weekend, levelled 15 minutes later.

It was hardly a satisfying result for either side.

On Saturday, Bilbao saw leaders Real Madrid and second-placed Atletico Madrid both held to draws.

Their draw means they remain fourth, three points behind Barcelona. Who host Rayo Vallecano on Monday, and six behind Real.

Espanyol will rue the two dropped points but still climb out of the relegation zone. They are now 15th on 24 points, just one ahead of 18th-placed Valencia, the first team in the relegation places.