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The scene took place on Saturday November 23 and shocked those involved in the meeting. Since then, outraged reactions have multiplied.
She could not contain her anger and expressed herself violently to the referee of the match. Saturday November 23, in Spain, the mother of a very young Football player attacked the man who had just managed the match in which her young son was participating, children aged 10 to 11 years old.
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The match pitted CF Alhendín Balompié against RDC Espanyol Albolote near Granada and ended with a score of 4-2 in favor of the locals. Visibly unhappy with the result, the mother of one of the Espanyol Albolote players approached the referee after the latter blew the final whistle.
Visibly belligerent, she gave him a violent slap in the face, barely starting the conversation. Surprised, the latter responded by strongly pushing back his attacker, who continued to verbally convey her way of thinking to the game director.
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Several witnesses then intervened to remove the referee, but also to try to calm the angry mother. The scene was filmed by a spectator from the stands of the stadium and notably relayed by the regional antenna of Radio Marca.
“Pitiful, what happened during a youth match between Alhendín and Español de Albolote, with a mother from the visiting team who attacked the referee,” the media complains on its X account .
??? REGRETTABLE is what happened in a 3rd Andalusian youth team match between Alhendín and Español de Albolote with a mother from the visiting team attacking the referee.@RadioMARCA @Marker pic.twitter.com/u7jEBMKrFs
— Radio Marca Granada (@rmarcagranada) https://twitter.com/rmarcagranada/status/1860689065160351794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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The two clubs also published press releases to condemn this act of violence. The leaders of Espanyol Albolote, the young boy's club, do not intend to “tolerate this behavior tarnishing what should be a celebration of effort, talent and unity”.
Alhendín, the team which hosted the match, “firmly rejects any form of violence in football, on and off the field”.
