Paper airplanes and other objects on the pitch – Terzic game canceled due to fan protests

Fans of the Conference League finalists Rayo Vallecano have provoked an abandonment of their club's game against Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish league. In protest against the club's management around President Raúl Martín Presa, the Rayo supporters threw paper airplanes and other objects onto the pitch in the 13th minute when the score was 0-0, which first led to the game being interrupted and later to the game being abandoned.

Previously, the referee spoke to the police, then to the coaches of Vallecano and Bilbao – Benat San José and the former BVB coach Edin Terzic. The referee then signaled the teams to leave the field. Shortly afterwards the teams returned to the pitch. When objects flew onto the pitch again after the restart, the encounter was finally called off.

It was Rayo's first league game of the season at its home stadium in Madrid's left-leaning Vallecas district after the city administration temporarily closed the arena for security reasons.

The team had had to play the three previous home games in the suburb of Leganés because the club's stadium license was revoked due to the dilapidated and unsafe condition. Many Rayo fans boycotted the alternative games in Leganés. Rayo Vallecano's next home game in Vallecas is scheduled for October 24 against Elche.