Eibar Visitors Stand Collapses During Match vs. Sevilla

Sevilla fans received a scare during Saturday's 1-3 win over Eibar in La Liga, when the away stand collapsed in the second half at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium.

Some members of the travelling support required medical attention after falling onto the field of play, per AS:

AS reported that play was brought to a halt for six minutes while fans were tended to. The stand gave way after Ever Banega doubled Sevilla's lead from the penalty spot just before the hour mark.

Two Sevilla fans had to be removed on stretchers, while two more were thought to have "suffered mild injuries but were able to walk," per the report.

A spot-kick was given after Eibar left-back Cote was flagged for handball in the box.

The visitors had taken the lead two minutes after the restart when Andre Silva scored after being teed up by Jesus Navas. Banega made it 3-0 in the 94th minute, before Joan Jordan got one back for the home side in the ninth minute of stoppage time.

There were more images of the incident:

Things turned for the worse as the away end celebrated Banega's successful conversion. During the celebrations, the barriers in front of the fans collapsed, causing many to spill forward toward the pitch.

The state of the Ipurua was already on Eibar's agenda:

However, the state of the stadium has been a problem for a while for some:

Eibar's efforts to fix things haven't come soon enough to avoid an problem of this type. The hope will be this prompts the club into taking quick and decisive action to ensure the safety of both sets of supporters attending the Ipurua on future matchdays.