Lech Poznan supporters carried out their threat to boycott Thursday nightââ¬â¢s Europa League match against Belenenses in protest at Uefaââ¬â¢s decision to donate ââ¬1 from each ticket sold to the cause of refugees.
The game, which finished goalless, was played in front of a sparse crowd of around 3,000 at the Inea Stadium, where the clubââ¬â¢s average attendance last season was 20,054.
A banner reading ââ¬ÅStop Islamizationâ⬠was hung at one of the entrances
The boycott had been planned several days in advance, and was announced by one of the teamââ¬â¢s ultras societies last week.
A flag at a previous home game had read ââ¬ÅThis is obvious and simple for us, we do not want refugees in Polandââ¬.
It was not a sentiment shared elsewhere in Europe, with Athletic Bilbao supporters unfurling a ââ¬ÅRefugees welcomeâ⬠banner at their 3-1 win over Augsburg.
Source: Guardian