World Sports: More than 50,000 spectators chanted "Free Palestine" in San Mames

According to World Sports News on November 18, in a friendly match that ended recently, the Basque team defeated the Palestinian team 3-0. The game aims to call for and defend peace, and ticket sales will be donated to non-governmental organizations doing humanitarian work in Gaza.

Throughout the game, the San Mamés Stadium echoed with the slogan "Liberate Palestine". Before the game started, a moving minute's silence was held for the victims in Gaza.

The game attracted 51,396 spectators, the most attended game by the Palestinian team, indicating that the Basque people's support for Palestine has reached an unprecedented level.

The Basque team had the advantage in this game. Although they scored 3 goals in succession, the core of the game was to express solidarity with the people of Palestine and Gaza who suffered genocide.

Before the start of the game, a fragment of Picasso's "Guernica" was displayed in the center of the stadium to symbolize a call for peace. An hour and a half before the start of the game, the Basque team's starting lineup was announced. This lineup includes players from clubs such as Real Sociedad, Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna.

When the Palestinian players came out to warm up at 19:40, the audience gave warm applause. Ten minutes later, when it was the Basque team's turn to play, they were also warmly welcomed.

Before the game, fans unfurled a huge banner with the colors of the tricolor and the Palestinian flag. A banner reading "Support Palestinian resistance" was also displayed in the stands.

Each member of the Palestinian team held a banner reading "Stop Genocide." The Basque team also displayed a banner supporting the official position. Slogans of "It's the Spaniards who don't vote" and "Free Palestine" were heard in the stands.

In the end, the two teams jointly raised a banner with "Peace" written on it, expressing their common desire for peace. Then, the game officially started.

The fans played wildly in the stands and sang Mikel Laboa's "Txoria Txori" loudly, but there were also discordant sounds, and some people threw fireworks into the stadium, but the fans immediately condemned this behavior.

In the first half, the Basque team led 2-0. At the beginning of the second half, the Basque team made a large number of substitutions, and the Palestinian team also made three substitutions.

The fans once again sang "Free Palestine" in unison, and the Basque team sent the remaining four players who did not play. With a large number of substitutions, the pace of the game slowed down. The audience in the stands lit up their mobile phones as if they were at a large concert. In the end, the Basque team set the score at 3-0.

After the referee blew the final whistle, the Palestinian players held up banners to express their gratitude. Players from the two teams circled the field and sang together with the fans, bringing this warm-hearted friendly match to a successful conclusion.