Lleida-Yeclano suspended with 0-1 due to bottle throwing

He promotion playoff first leg a First RFEF between Lleida Sports and the Sports Yeclano was suspended by bottle throwing from the stands. One of them impacted the visiting team’s delegate when added time was being played, at which point the referee ended the match, with 0-1 in favor of Yeclano.

The incidents occurred in the 93rd minute and when there were seven minutes remaining in the extension time decreed by the referee. An added time that will no longer be played. The competition judge has determined this. Lleida, who wanted to resume the match on Wednesday, can review the judge’s decision in the next 48 hours.

An object thrown from the grandstand area hit the delegate of the Murcian team, José Miguel Ortuño “Popi”, who was left stretched out on the grass and required medical assistance. Another object fell on the player Victor Algisi, which led the Aragonese referee Manuel Ramírez Marco to interrupt the game and, later, to suspend the clash. The referee’s report noted that bottles of water and a lighter fell from the stands.

Condemnation of the facts

The referee urged the Mossos d’Esquadra to increase security in the stadium given the heated atmosphere. The Yeclano players and coaches left the field of play protected by law enforcement and an hour later the suspension was decided.

The return match is scheduled for Sunday at seven in the afternoon at the La Constitución stadium in Yecla.

Marc Torres, deputy president of Lleida, condemned the events and assured that the club will investigate them and work to identify those responsible for the throwing of objects. Torres assured that Lleida had offered Yeclano to finish the match behind closed doors, but that the Murcia club refused.

2024-05-13 07:46:13
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