FC Andorra keeper Owono gets 12-match ban after fatal tackle
What's new: Spanish officials let the abandoned 2-2 draw with Tenerife stand and will not replay the final minutes.
FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono received a 12-match suspension from the Spanish football federation’s disciplinary committee after a challenge that led to the death of Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel. Owono was sent off in the Nov. 2 second-division match after rushing out to clear a high ball and colliding with De Miguel in midfield. The committee cited the referee’s report, which described Owono as striking his opponent in the chest with his leg using excessive force while the ball was in play. De Miguel, 30, was taken to intensive care and died the next day. Spanish police have opened an investigation under judicial supervision. The federation also ruled that the match, abandoned seven minutes into stoppage time, will not resume, leaving the 2-2 score in place.