Andorra FC goalkeeper Jesus Owono has been handed a 12-match suspension by the Spanish Football Federation Disciplinary Committee following his collision with Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel, who later died from cardiac arrest.
The incident occurred during a league match on November 2, when Owono collided heavily with de Miguel late in the game. The striker suffered a cardiac arrest and was resuscitated by medical staff while being transported to hospital but died the following day.
In its ruling, the Disciplinary Committee also confirmed that the match, which was abandoned following the incident, will not be replayed.
“On the facts expressly recorded in the referee’s report”, which stated the player “was sent off for ‘violently striking an opponent in the chest with his leg, using excessive force, while the ball was in play’.
“The tragic outcome of the incident, resulting in the death of Jesus de Miguel Alameda, is public knowledge…nature of the conduct described and the accompanying circumstances” means that “the maximum sanction, a 12-match suspension, is justified”.
