Severe penalties, fines, and suspensions affect the Syrian Tishreen Club
The Disciplinary Committee of the Syrian Football Association issued harsh penalties and fines and suspended many of the team’s administrators and players for a maximum period of one year, after the committee was briefed on the report of the observers and referees of the Republic Cup semi-final first leg match that brought together Tishreen with Al Wathba. The refereeing team for the match that was held last Tuesday, and ended with the victory of Al Wathba with two goals without a response.
The committee decided, according to a press statement, to suspend Tishreen Club President Tariq Zainy, the team’s assistant coach, Ayham Al-Shamali, and player Mohamed Malta for one year, as a result of the outrageous behavior according to the committee’s description, which is incompatible with sports values and ethics.
The decisions also affected the suspension of Tishreen players, Muhammad Hamdko, and Nadim Sabbagh for four official matches, and the friendly matches that took place, as a result of their behavior that contradicts sports values and ethics, and the suspension of Hassan Abu Zainab for four matches as well, as a result of spitting on the match referee.
In its decisions, the committee imposed a fine on Tishreen Club of two million Syrian pounds for collectively insulting the referee, throwing stones at the pitch, and injuring the assistant referee for the match.
It is noteworthy that the Tishreen and Al-Wathba meeting, which was held at Al-Basel Stadium in the city of Lattakia, witnessed objections from Tishreen players to the arbitral decisions, reaching the point of insulting the referees and throwing stones at the Tishreen Club fans on the field, after the first half witnessed the expulsion of Tishreen player Muhammad Malta for receiving a warning. The second, followed in the second half by the referee repeating the same thing with Tishreen defender Abdul Razzaq Muhammad, who also received the second warning, so the match got out of control, amid a wave of anger that swept the Tishreen players and management in addition to the club’s fans.
Football competitions in Syria, since last year, have witnessed widespread criticism due to the repeated departure from sports ethics, riots, and attacks, whether by players or the public, on the refereeing teams.
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