The disciplinary board of the Associação de Futebol de Santarém applied to the Benavente Futsal Clube Associação futsal team a penalty of exclusion and demotion.
The origin of the penalty now set was a match played last May, in which Benavente lost to Massau Football Club 60-0, awarding the district title to the opposing team, who needed to recover from a 33-goal deficit to overtake. Vitória de Santarem is in first place.
The AF of Santarem demanded consequences, did not certify the outcome, opened a disciplinary process and even reported the situation to the Public Prosecutor’s Office due to the possibility of an offense of “criminal or administrative nature and motives”.
On the other hand, Benavente, who participated in the match with only three players, defended himself, claiming that the change in the match schedule, which was announced by the Asian Football Confederation a few days ago, would make the team face difficulties in attending due to the lack of many players. players. Benavente also stressed that, in response to a request for clarification on the implications of the no-show, he had received several amounts of fines and, after saying he only had three players available, he had received no response.
The game ended on May 6 and ended with an extraordinary score of 60-0.
In addition to the exclusion and relegation penalties, Benavente was fined 300 euros. According to the official statement issued by AF Santarém, Ribatejano has violated No. 1 and 2 of Article 69.° and No. 2 of Article 49.° of the Federation’s Disciplinary Regulations (see below).
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