A player insulted and hit a referee after the referee expelled him from the match. The player has been excluded by his club and criminal proceedings are being considered.
A surreal scene. During a match on the sixth day of the Serie C futsal championship in Cussignacco (Udine) in Italy, a player attacked the referee of the day. The match pitted Calcetto Clark Udine against Manzano C5, and it was a Clark player, Grance Shimba Olamba, who attacked the man in black. As reported by the JournalOlamba was sent off by referee Stefano Tomasetig. He protested for many minutes, interrupting the meeting.
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The player eventually resigned himself to his fate, but waited near the locker room until halftime arrived. That’s when he decided to attack the central referee, punching him in the face despite his teammates’ attempts to restrain him. The referee tried to defend himself, also hitting the player, but he ultimately ended up on the ground, unconscious, before being taken to hospital after receiving first aid.
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His condition was considered stable and he is expected to recover within a few days. The Clark player tried to flee onto the grounds adjacent to the stadium after his attack. Clark president Giancarlo Tirindelli announced the club’s exclusion of the player in question. It is now the turn of the sporting justice system to examine his case, with possible criminal proceedings considered.
