Roy González, PSOE councilor in the Arrecife City Council and former Sports councilor of the Consistory, has intervened this Thursday in the program Buenos días, Lanzarote of Radio Lanzarote - Onda Cero to talk about the situation of the Argana Alta football field due to the execution of works that call into question the safety in the venue.
In fact, last Wednesday a minor hit against the fences that are next to the sideline and fell unconscious during a match, needing medical assistance, but the ambulance was delayed more than it should have been and could not enter the premises due to the accumulation of debris from the works carried out.
"Both Yonathan de León and Eli Merino are truly irresponsible because, despite the fact that the works are good, to do them one must plan, and even more so when in Arrecife the sports facilities are what they are", has criticized.
González has assured that "the field is not in conditions to play because there are construction elements very close to the touchline and it is a danger". Furthermore, he has pointed out that the elements that hold the fences that are at the edge of the field are made of concrete, which poses a serious danger for the players.
During the match in which a minor became unconscious, the councilor has pointed out that the referee's report states that "the safety nor the physical integrity of the players is not guaranteed". In fact, the referee took photographs of the elements to accredit this situation.
Eli Merino, Sports councilor of Yaiza City Council, assured this Wednesday on the program Polideportivo of Radio Lanzarote - Onda Cero that all the reports of the sports facility are favorable, although González has announced that he has requested said documentation to verify if it is true. Otherwise, he has pointed out that he will report the situation through legal channels.
Now, all the matches of the Argana football field have been moved to that of San Francisco Javier after Merino's council has decided to temporarily close the facility until the works are finished. "If everything is correct, why do they close it", asks the councilor.
On the other hand, he has accused Eli Merino of "distorting the information" after the councilwoman uploaded several photos to social media assuring that the state of the field was correct. However, the images were published around 5:30 PM, but in the photos it was night, so they did not correspond to that day. "All the operators of that facility were told to collect everything, they put everything more or less in order and she took the photo," González has assured.