National Soccer
Xelajú MC coach Amarini Villatoro receives a strong sanction and an economic fine, after the incidents that occurred at the end of the Party against Communications.
Amarini Villatoro along with other team players went to face the referee at the end of the game (Photo: Press Libre, Miguel Linares)
Xelajú MC coach Amarini Villatoro, has been sanctioned with four suspension matches and an economic fine of 10 thousand quetzales, After the incidents that occurred at the end of the Party against Communications on Thursday, February 27.
After the final whistle, Villatoro entered the field angrily, accompanied by several players of his team, in protest of what happened in the match. This reaction triggered an altercation that ended with the expulsion of several players, Among them Harold Cumming, Juan Luis Cardona and José Calderón.
The resolution of the National League, issued on Friday, details that the sanction imposed on Amarini Villatoro is the product of its inappropriate behavior within the pitch. In addition to the four suspension matches, the coach must pay a fine of 10 thousand quetzales, one of the highest economic sanctions imposed on a coach so far from the tournament.
The punishment represents a hard blow for Xelajú Mc, that he will not be able to count on his coach on the bench for a month of competition. Villatoro must follow the matches from the gallery and will depend on his coaching staff for the direction of the team in the next meetings.
At sports level, Cummings, Cardona and Calderón’s casualties also affect goatssince these are key players in the Villatoro scheme. Its absence in the following days will force the Altense team to make adjustments in its alignment.
Xelajú must reorganize quickly, since key matches are coming in the fight for the top positions. Villatoro’s absence on the bench is an additional challenge for super goats.
Matches that are lost Amarini Villatoro
- From local against Achuapa (March 5)
- Visit against Antigua GFC (March 8)
- Visit against Municipal (March 30)
- From local to Malacateco (April 3)
For his part, Harold Cummings, Luis Cardona and José Calderón, players who saw the red card at the end of the game, They received a sanction party. To this is added the expulsion of Jorge Aparicio, who also saw the red card for a foul committed in the last minutes of the game.