FC Andorra goalkeeper suspended for 12 matches after tragic collision that killed striker Jesus de Miguel

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FC Andorra goalkeeper suspended for 12 matches after tragic collision that

FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono was suspended for 12 matches by the Spanish Football Federation's disciplinary committee on Friday following the collision that led to the death of Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel.

Owono received a red card during a second division match on November 2 after rushing towards midfield in an attempt to clear a high ball and colliding with de Miguel. De Miguel, 30, suffered cardiac arrest after the collision and was taken to hospital, but died the next day.

"The assessment of the conduct being examined in these proceedings must be based on the facts expressly recorded in the referee's report, which states that the player was sent off for 'violently kicking an opponent in the chest with his foot, using excessive force, while the ball was in play,'" the committee said in a statement.

"The tragic outcome of the incident, which resulted in the death of Jesus de Miguel Alameda, is publicly known," she added.

"Given the nature of the described conduct and the accompanying circumstances, the maximum sanction, a 12-match suspension, is justified," he added.

Equatorial Guinea international Owono called the period following de Miguel's death "the most difficult days of my life."

"I'm struggling to find words and it's very difficult for me to process everything that has happened," Owono said in a statement released by his club last week.

"I feel great pain for the loss of Jesus. I think of him, his family and all the people who loved him," he stressed.


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