Coach Strangles Referee: Assault & Hospitalization

The adolescent match between Mezboří and Ervěnice – Jirkov in the Most region ended with a scandal. The main judge, only 17 -year -old Dominik Svoboda, was attacked by the visiting coach Lukáš Russník. He grabbed him under his neck and began to strangle. The match was ended at the 27th minute at 0: 0, even the police had to come to the stadium.

According to the record of the match, the red card was a red card for one of the guests who sent a home player to the hospital after a hard foul. Shortly thereafter, the referee was insult. “The Russian broke into the playing area, grabbed me under my neck, and began to strangle and cloud with me,” wrote Svoboda in the record of the match. The attack was repeated again.

According to the Referee’s report from which the portal drew iDnes.czthen a mass fight between the audience for paying and the players of the guests. According to the report, the 22 -year -old Russian was supposed to attack one of the fans who recorded the incident on a mobile phone. The situation resulted in the intervention of the police. “Immediately called the Police of the Czech Republic, which arrived in a place of about 12 police officers in five minutes,” the referee described.

It wasn’t over even then. According to the report, the coach Michal Russnik, who was not listed in the minutes, also joined the events. He broke into the playing area and later into the cabin of the referees, where he threatened by attacking. “With all their strength, the main organizer and home manager prevented it,” said Svoboda, who filed a criminal complaint against the Russian.

The referee was subsequently taken to the hospital. “Due to strangling and tapping, I was sick, my neck ached, my head wandered,” he wrote in the report.

Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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