Estoril Praia will “take legal measures” to challenge the 30th round of the I Football League played in Chavez on Sunday, which ended in a 2-2 draw, following a pitch invasion, deeming it a “very serious episode”. .
“Estoril Praia is taking legal measures to ensure that justice is served in order to protect its athletes and members, and in the interests of Portuguese professional football. The decision-making and reaction abilities of all participants in professional competition must be ruthless. “, can be read in the text signed by the club’s president, Ignacio Beristain.
In Chavez, a pitch invasion during stoppage time led to disrespect and aggression between Flavian fans and Estoril Praia players, with goalkeeper Marcelo Carne and defender Pedro Alvaro sent off with a straight red card.
After a 20-minute break, the game resumed: the home team scored a goal in the 90+20 minutes with the score 2:2 thanks to Morim, when striker João Carlos defended the Estoril Praia goal due to the goalkeeper being sent off. at a time when the Canarinho emblem had already exhausted its replacement options.
The home side scored first through João Correia in the 32nd minute, but Estorilistas managed to turn the tide with goals from Basso (58) and Fabricio (71), abandoning the tie after the match restarted.
“Professional football should set an example for non-professional football on what best practices and behaviors should be adopted, not the other way around. This weekend in the district division, a player was attacked by a person watching the game. In the I League the same thing happened, but it was decided to restart the match, and one team won, and it was the aggressor. who got the advantage,” says the team management. Estoril Beach.
The Cascais Line crest criticized referee Nuno Almeida’s decision to restart the match after the invasion.
“Given the seriousness of the facts, Estoril Praia finds it incomprehensible and unacceptable that the game was not finally completed. “Estoril informed the referee of the situation of uncertainty that his players and technical team were experiencing, asking him to complete the game, realizing that the athletes were no longer in the mental and emotional state to compete again,” the Cascalese emblem details.
However, according to Estoril, “even after the referee’s decision to restart the match, objects were thrown onto the field, proving that the necessary safety conditions were not met.”
“The security forces are responsible for the safety of the playing field, but the state of mind of the players is decided by the referee,” continues Estoril Praia.
A day after these events, Estoril Praia states that “the very serious episode that occurred in Chávez is the result of a lack of sensitivity and strength to make the best decisions in defense of spectacle and sporting truth.”
The Authority for the Prevention and Combating of Violence in Sports (APCVD) today opened administrative proceedings regarding incidents in the match between Desportivo de Chavez and Estoril Praia.
The PSP announced the identification of a football player on suspicion of committing a crime related to causing harm to physical integrity during a display of disrespect, as a result of which six people were arrested at the above-mentioned I League meeting.
“At 17:26 [de domingo]While the football match was still going on, an invasion of the sports entertainment ground occurred […], which motivated the intervention of the PSP. During the police action, six citizens were arrested, namely four men and two women aged from 30 to 60 years, on suspicion of committing a crime related to intrusion into the territory of a sports spectacle,” the public security police said.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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