Efe
Updated Saturday, April 6, 2024-18:06
Football The Competition Committee sanctions Cheikh Sarr with two matches and takes away three points from Majadahonda
In protest of the two-match suspension that goalkeeper
Cheikh Sarr
received for confronting a fan who used racist insults during last night's clash between
Rayo Majadahonda and Sestao River
, the Madrid team and
Ponferradina
did not play in the first seconds. of the duel that both teams play.
The 22 players from Rayo Majadahonda and Ponferradina decided not to start the clash with the usual normality. After the initial whistle, a Rayo Majadahonda player put the ball into play and instantly all the players stood
still for a few seconds
.
Afterwards, the match proceeded normally and that was
the way of protesting
by the two teams, who agreed to undertake an action with which they tried to make visible a sanction that, in the opinion of Rayo Majadahonda, is unfair.
The Competition Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) decided on Tuesday to sanction Rayo Majadahonda goalkeeper Cheickh Kane Sarr with a two-game suspension for the incident that occurred at the Las Llanas stadium in which he confronted the fans of the Sestao River who insulted him. Furthermore, for "conduct contrary to good sporting order" he was fined 600 euros and 90 euros on the club, in application of article 129 of the RFEF Disciplinary Code.
For its part, for the racist insults to Cheikh Sarr, Sestao River will have to play two games behind closed doors and pay 6,001 euros as a fine.