Media Roundup: All the incredible things that happened in San Mamés
A collection of photos, clips, and articles from Saturday night's friendly in Bilbao between Palestine and Euskadi.
Euskadi and Palestine met in Bilbao at the historic San Mamés Stadium to contest a friendly on Saturday night. The actual football was overshadowed in the best way possible by an incredible atmosphere and several symbols of solidarity. Fewer than 1,500 seats were left empty in the 53,000 capacity stadium. Factoring an average ticket price of €20, the crowd alone would have generated over €1 million for Gaza relief efforts.
If you want a recap of the match itself you can read Football Palestine’s recap below (includes highlights of the game):
Rapid Reaction: Euskadi 3:0 Palestine (Unofficial Friendly)
Palestine Starting XI: Rami Hamadi; Musab Al-Battat (Emilio Saba 46’), Yaser Hamed Mayor, Amid Mahajna (Michel Termanini 46’), Wajdi Nabhan (Badr Moussa 75’); Tamer Seyam (Ahmed Taha 46’), Ameed Sawafta (Khaled Abu El Haija 75’), Hamed Hemdan (Moustafa Zeidan 75’), Ahmed Al-Qaq (Mahmoud Abuwarda 60); Zaid Qunbar (Oday Dabbagh 60’), Khaled Al-Nabris (Oda…
For a detailed breakdown of the day’s events. Check out Sid Lowe’s piece for The Guardian
Prematch Buildup
FIRST HALF + MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Anthems/Moment of Silence:
Post Match Celebrations