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Rayo Vallecano match abandoned after fans throw objects on pitch
Rayo Vallecano’s home match against Athletic Bilbao in Madrid was abandoned with the score 0-0.
Around the 13th minute, supporters protesting club president Raúl Martín Presa threw paper planes and rubber balls onto the pitch.
Play stopped while the pitch was cleared, but the objects were thrown again after the match restarted, and the referee called it off.
The protest reflects wider anger about the club’s management and its facilities.
Rayo’s stadium was temporarily closed after an audit raised health and safety concerns, and the club has faced complaints about its pitch, training ground and matchday services.
Athletic Bilbao said it would contact fans who travelled to arrange refunds.
It remains unclear whether or when the match will be rescheduled.
Rayo Vallecano’s LaLiga match against Athletic Bilbao was abandoned after supporters threw objects onto the pitch during protests against club president Martín Presa.
The protest began around the 13th minute, and the referee abandoned the match after play briefly resumed and objects were thrown again.
The score was 0-0 when the match was called off.
Supporters said their protest was prompted by longstanding problems at the club, including concerns about stadium safety and facilities.
Reports differ on the length of the interruption before the match was abandoned.
- Who
- Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Bilbao. Rayo supporters protested against club president Martín Presa.
- What
- The referee abandoned the match after supporters threw paper planes and other objects onto the pitch.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, 2026. The protest intensified around the 13th minute.
- Where
- Estadio de Vallecas, Rayo Vallecano’s home stadium in Madrid.
- Why
- Supporters were protesting Presa and what they said were longstanding problems with the club’s management, facilities and safety.
Rayo supporters
Martín Presa
Protest
Rayo supporters
Supporters called for Presa to leave and described their protest as legitimate, democratic, necessary and peaceful.
Martín Presa
Presa accused regional authorities of targeting the club.
Club conditions
Rayo supporters
Supporters linked their protest to longstanding problems that they said put stadium users’ safety and health at risk.
Martín Presa
Not stated
legittima, democratica, necessaria e pacifica
Presa, vattene subito
A banner appeared along Avenida de la Albufera calling for a Rayo freed from prison.
Supporters threw objects onto the pitch and the referee halted play.
Supporters threw objects again, and the referee abandoned the match.
- Teams
- Rayo Vallecano and Athletic Bilbao
- Score when abandoned
- 0-0
- Protest began
- Around the 13th minute
- Objects reported
- Paper planes, rubber balls and marbles
- Target of protest
- Rayo president Martín Presa
Sources
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