He Real Betis issued a statement this afternoon in which it deeply regrets the decision made by Real society of not giving tickets to their fans for the match that both clubs face next Sunday at Reale Arena.
Real Betis explained that all the tickets it sells to visiting teams are personal and non-transferable and that the identity of the end user can be easily verified, so it considers that if members of the Atlético Front enter Real Sociedad – Real Betis match last season this was due to poor access control measures by the local team. The Betic club regrets Real Sociedad’s decision and announced that it will not put tickets on sale for San Sebastian fans for the rematch to be held on May 19 on the penultimate day of the championship.
The note from Real Betis says the following:
“Real Betis Balompié deeply regrets the decision made by Real Sociedad de Fútbol not to sell tickets to visiting fans for this Sunday’s match. December 17.
Real Betis only sells away seats to its members, who have all been identified, and prepares a list that is previously sent to the State Security Forces and Corps, LaLiga and the local club. These tickets are personal and non-transferable and it is very easy to check the identity of the end user accessing the stadium by verifying their DNI. If in previous years fans other than Real Betis entered the Reale Arena, they did so outside of this procedure and for reasons completely unrelated to our Club and attributable only to the local organization.
Real Betis Balompié fans fill the visiting areas of all stadiums every weekend. Spain and may be pleased to join in the works of homage to Aitor Zabaleta on the 25th anniversary of his murder. We understand that this is a complicated situation, but we regret that it was attempted to be resolved through drastic and unnecessarily drastic measures. Another system could be put in place to prevent undesirables from entering the stadium without condemning true fans to not be with their team.
Real Betis Balompié has tried all the time to solve this problem, which particularly affects fans who have already bought flights and hotels to travel. San Sebastian. We consider Real Sociedad a friendly club with which we maintain a very good relationship, but the response received from the San Sebastian entity has not been satisfactory at any time.
In return, Real Betis will not sell away tickets for the second round match at Benito Villamarin Stadium. Our Club regrets the unilateral violation of the agreement reached by 17 clubs LaLiga EA Sports to encourage fan movement in Spanish football.”
Source: La Verdad
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