The football match of the Second Division category youth in between Empuriabrava-Castelló and Jonqueracontested this Saturday afternoon at the Empuriabrava Airport, ended early due to a assault on the visiting coach. In the 71st minute, and with 0-1 on the scoreboard, Arnau spleen, border technician, was “brutally assaulted” – according to the Jonqueron club explains in a statement – by different members of Empuriabrava-Castelló.
According to the act drawn up by the referee, and after a discussion between them, the Empuriabrava-Castelló delegate first threw a bottle at Liesa, without hitting him. Next, he would have punched him twice in a row in the face, the second of which would have knocked Liesa to the ground. At that very moment the delegate would have thrown himself on top of him to continue hitting him with his hands and feet. At the time of the attack a local fan and a player from the Empuriabrava-Castelló youth team would have been addedwho would also have kicked and punched Liesa’s head and the rest of her body.
Liesa could only defend herself while members of both clubs tried to separate them. The match was suspended at that very moment.
Liesa was transferred by ambulance to the Hospital of Fig trees with “injuries to the ribs, head and other parts of the body”, according to the Jonkeren club. The former coach and coordinator of Peralada and Figueres grassroots football was able to leave the hospital center and that same evening went to report the facts to the Mossos d’Esquadra.
Empuriabrava-Castellóconsulted by Emporda.infoplans to express himself publicly in the coming days about the events that occurred.
2024-03-17 10:25:07
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