2023-12-17 15:30:23
Despite not having minutes on the field, the Chilean striker Ronnie Fernandez He was the protagonist in the first leg final of the Bolivian Professional Division Cup in between Jorge Wilstermann y Bolívar.
The match at the Félix Capriles Stadium, in Cochabamba, ended in favor of the outsider. Bolívar, cast of the former Santiago Wanderers and La U, won 2-1 with goals from Patricio Rodriguez (51’) y Francisco da Costa (82’).
Ronnie was a substitute in the first match of this definition and when the duel entered the final stretch, at 72 minutes, he received the red card while demanding something from the bank.
The national striker was expelled for continually protest to the judge that I was receiving xenophobic shouts from the stands. “They yelled at me the entire game. You are validating and endorsing racism.“Fernandez told one of the attendees.
“You could hear in the background the scream of ‘Chilean HDP’ in the transmission. Ronnie claimed that and the judge expelled him,” commented journalist Roberto Acosta, from Tigo Sports.
The red for the 32-year-old native of Punta Arenas generated a great uproar on the field and the national player had to leave the field guarded by police.
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