Referee attacked by a fan as match halted within the second half
(Video) Tunisian Ligue 1 Match Suspended After Assistant Referee Struck by Stone
A dramatic incident marred the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 conflict between Membership Africain & Membership de Bizerte on Wednesday forcing the match to be stopped within the 51 minute , shortly after Africain scored the opener.
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The Purpose & the Assault
After goalless first half, Membership Africain’s striker Firas Chawat headed the ball into the online within the 50 minute to provide his staff the lead. Moments later.
A fan reportedly threw laborious object believed to be stone at assistant referee Marouane Saad from the stands at Stade 15 Octobre in Bizerte putting him on the top & inflicting heavy bleeding.
Fast Response
The match officers and the 4th referee rushed to midfield as Saad was attended to with bandage to cease the bleeding. The referee Amir Lwasif formally halted the sport ending it at 1 – 0 in favor of Membership Africain.
Attainable Sanctions
Authorities together with the Tunisian Soccer Federation FTF and safety forces are reviewing the incident.
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The FTF’s anticipated to satisfy on Thursday to find out penalties. Preliminary studies recommend Membership Africain could possibly be awarded 2 – 0 win by default whereas Bizerte might face penalties together with taking part in their subsequent three matches behind closed doorways.
Security Measures Reminder
Tunisian authorities have lengthy imposed restrictions on stadium attendance limiting spectators to 50% capability and solely permitting dwelling followers to cut back the chance of such incidents.