12 Rayo Vallecano fans who forced La Liga game’s suspension face bans and fines

Spain’s anti-violence commission has proposed punishments for 12 Rayo Vallecano supporters who disrupted a La Liga match against Athletic Bilbao by throwing paper airplanes and other objects onto the field, causing the game to be suspended. The fans, dissatisfied with club owner and president Raúl Martín Presa, initiated the protest in the 13th minute of the 0-0 match, with objects flying from all three stadium sides.

The match resumed in the 24th minute but was halted again when additional items were thrown onto the field. Despite the game continuing for a brief 10 minutes, it was halted once more shortly after when more objects were hurled. Rayo Vallecano, who were playing their first home league game of the season in the Madrid neighborhood of Vallecas, had their stadium closed by city authorities due to unsafe conditions. Most of the club's fans boycotted the previous three home matches held in nearby Leganes.