The three referees of the regional soccer match of Gran Canaria between CD Teldecosta and CD Arena Futboltec had to lock themselves in their dressing room before finishing the match, threatened by several local players, as reported this Monday by the newspaper Marca.
The match, of group 2 of the Second Regional male, was suspended in the 77th minute with 0-2 in favor of the visiting team after the three referees suffered an act of extreme violence.
The referees explained in the minutes that several local players tried to enter their premises with shouts and threats, and not having keys to close the dressing room from the inside, they had to put a stick in the door until the arrival of the National Police.
Everything was unleashed in the 77th minute, when a local player was sent off and a teammate hit a rival's chest with his hand.
However, "said expulsion could not be shown because at that moment, on the opposite side of the action, several players from both teams began to face each other," the minutes read.
"Seeing that our integrity was in danger, we decided to quickly withdraw from the field of play, temporarily suspending the match until conditions were favorable to resume the match," the referees added.
Five minutes later, the refereeing trio returned to the field but found that the situation had worsened, with about twenty people on the field, in addition to seeing how a brawl started between players from both teams and even fans.
The referees managed to identify several of the aggressors by their numbers, reflecting it in the minutes, and called the National Police, who showed up ten minutes later.
In addition, they had the help of the coach and the equipment manager of the visiting team, who protected them until the Police arrived, but at that time there were no players left from the local team, nor the fans who had participated in the brawl.
