2023-12-03 23:16:00
Monday, December 4, 2023 01:16 AM
Adel Akl, the arbitration expert, confirmed that the South African international, Abongile Tom (31 years old), lacked decisiveness and firmness, and did not protect the Zamalek players from the excessive roughness and recklessness of the Sowar El Guinean players, during the match that brought them together in the second round of the Confederation Cup and ended with the Whites winning 4/ zero.
Akl said that the referee was subjected to more than one test during the match, which witnessed violence, roughness, and recklessness on the part of the visiting team’s players, reaching the point of harm. Despite this, he was very late in announcing the red card, and he forgot that the referee’s first task is the safety of the players, and this is what the law stipulates.
In the 22nd minute, a reckless violation was committed by Abdullah Kamara, a player from the visiting team, and the referee showed him a yellow card, and the violence did not stop there.
In the 32nd minute, Abu Bakr Conte committed a violation and the referee showed him a yellow card.
In the 47th minute, a violation by Djibril Sela with Jabeur required a red card according to the law, and the referee merely issued a warning.
In the 72nd minute, the referee announced his presence, intervened, and showed the red card to Abu Bakr Yatar, the guest team player, for playing too aggressively with Zamalek player Zizou.
The two assistants also appeared alert and well-positioned during the match’s activities, and pointed out 7 cases of offside, especially the first assistant, who was present on time for more than one effective ball and cooperated with the referee in managing the match in accordance with the law, and the fourth referee performed his duties well.
The match was officiated by a South African team led by Abungile Tom (court referee), Zakhele Granville Siwela and Soro Vastwani (assistants), and the fourth official, Gilly Alfred Chavane.
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