The controversy in the National League It doesn’t keep you waiting and it’s only four days after start of the Clausura 2021 Serious negative events have occurred on and off the tennis courts, overshadowing the sporting spectacle that many expected to see.
Referee fouls, threats to referees and match suspensions on date two alone are some of the negative situations that have occurred so far in the first tournament in 2021.
The Mexican Omar Rosas was in a good position in the action, but assistant referee Walter López raised the flag and Saíd whistled offside
It was not only in one, but in two matches the referees’ errors that affected the result of the match. The first took place in Honduras Progreso – Marathón when center-back Óscar Moncada was tricked by Edwin Solani Solano after simulating an area foul caused by Hilder Colón, there was no contact but the judge decided to call the penalty.
On the other hand, in the Real Spain – Olimpia classic, the mistakes were even more serious, where in minute 50 a goal that put the ‘Machine’ ahead was nullified by a non-existent offside and in the next match the white scored team. the last 1-2; minutes later, at the age of 57, the central defender whistled a foul in the attack on goalkeeper Luis López when he accidentally released the ball that was later completed by Maylor Núñez to goal.
SERIOUS threats to referees
Francisco Martínez de Tocoa Stadium was closed for four games by the Disciplinary Commission due to incidents against the referees.
According to Armando Castro’s arbitration act at the end of the match between Real Sociedad – Real de Minas, oil president Ricardo Elencoff came abruptly to the referee’s locker room and insulted the quartet leading the meeting with threats. As a result of this fact, it was decided to penalize the Tocoeño stadium for four games by not guaranteeing the referees’ safety, so that Real Sociedad will play its home games on neutral ground.
First suspensions: the schedule is not met
Complaint against the league’s president and secretary
The Platense denounced National League president Wilfredo Guzmán and secretary Salomón Galindo for benefiting Real España by suspending the match.
As a result of the suspension of the shark-aurinegros duel, Tiburon’s board of directors has responded with discomfort by communicating to the League that it does not accept the said change, arguing that the request was not made in a timely manner and that it were notified until Friday, February 19 at 10:53 AM. In this way, the Platense tried to challenge the authorities’ decision, although they were unsuccessful.
The controversy didn’t stop there and it is that Platense’s president, Allan Ramos, denounced the law by writing to National League president Wilfredo Guzmán and the professional’s secretary, Salomón Galindo, who broke the law according to the letter signed by the Puerto Cortés club top leader by suspending the game to the professors.
Punishments are not respected
Diego Vázquez was again punished with a match by the Disciplinary Commission.
Coach Diego Vázquez del Motagua was again punished by the Disciplinary Commission after not serving his suspension as a coach for the first date game against UPN.
Diego watched the game from the stands because of his expulsion in the last game of the previous tournament. In the minutes of last Tuesday, however, it turned out that despite being punished, the coach gave instructions to his players from such a place.
For example, the coach missed Saturday’s game against Marathon because the Commission has added one more game to him and he can return to the bench until date 3, when Motagua receives Real Sociedad at the National Stadium.
COVID-19 continues to strike
Olimpia and Real España present victims because of covid for this start of the Clausura 2021 tournament in Honduras. These are all catrachos players who have tested positive.
Despite strict biosecurity protocols imposed by the 10 teams that make up the First Division plus mandatory health requirements set by the National League, the coronavirus victims continue to plague Honduran football. The last positive cases among footballers were Edwin Rodríguez and Elvin Casildo del Olimpia who were not from the match against Real Spain, who also lost Gerson Chávez through their containment.
There is no audience by order of Sinager
Sinager will not approve the National League’s request to play with the public in the 2021 Clausura.
The National League presented to the government agency the biosafety protocols that the public would follow if they were allowed to enter the sites they expected to receive approval for the third or fourth day of this competition, but in the end the request was denied.
While it is good news for Honduran society struggling to reduce COVID-19 cases, it is a negative thing for football institutions as the sale of the counter largely supported their monetary income and without victims of economic crises. .