Elche's Match Against Rayo Vallecano Threatened by Fan Protest
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Elche, with player Roy Revivo, faces a potential disruption of their Spanish League match against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday due to a planned fan protest. Supporters intend to throw thousands of mock season tickets and rubber balls onto the field, with threats of a pitch invasion if the game isn't stopped. A similar protest two weeks ago against club president Raúl Pérez led to a match suspension and subsequent fines and stadium sanctions for Rayo.
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- Elche's match against Rayo Vallecano is threatened by a large-scale fan protest.
- Fans plan to throw 5,000 mock season tickets and 8,500 rubber balls onto the field.
- A similar protest two weeks ago against club president Raúl Pérez halted a Rayo match.
- Rayo Vallecano was fined and partially banned from its stadium following the previous protest.
- Fan anger is fueled by stadium conditions and safety issues neglected by management.
Elche, featuring Israeli player Roy Revivo, is scheduled to play an away match against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday in the tenth round of the Spanish League. While Elche aims for a fourth consecutive game without a loss, the home team's fans are planning an unusual protest that could lead to the game's disruption or cancellation. According to journalist Adrián Carreño, Rayo supporters intend to throw 5,000 mock season tickets featuring the face of club president Raúl Pérez, along with 8,500 rubber balls, onto the field. If the match is not halted by these actions, fans plan to storm the pitch, with Carreño warning that the game might not finish.
This potential disruption follows a similar incident two weeks prior, when a match between Rayo and Athletic Bilbao was stopped due to fan protests against the club president. Paper airplanes and plastic balls were thrown onto the field, causing the game to be halted multiple times before the referee ultimately suspended it in the 25th minute with the score at 0-0.
As a consequence of the earlier protest, Rayo was fined 6,000 euros by the Spanish Football Federation and ordered to partially close its stadium for one game. The club was also warned that a repeat offense could lead to a full stadium closure. The suspended match against Bilbao will be completed without spectators. The current fan anger stems from dissatisfaction with the stadium's condition and safety issues, which they claim the club's management is neglecting. These problems forced Rayo to play its first three home games of the season away from its home stadium, exacerbating fan frustration and fueling the protests against Pérez.
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