The Federation sanctions Owono with 12 games for the action that ended with the death of Jesús de Miguel

The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has suspended Jesús Owono, FC Andorra goalkeeper, with a 12-game suspension for the action in which Jesús de Miguel, Tenerife forward, was seriously injured, and died the following day. The events occurred on November 2, during the match between both teams, when the goalkeeper was sent off with a direct red card after impacting his rival with his raised leg in a dispute for the ball.

The referee of the match, Manuel Ángel Pérez Hernández, reflected in the minutes that Owono had used excessive force in the action. The Disciplinary Committee has considered that the facts comply with article 102 of the RFEF Disciplinary Code, which contemplates sanctions of between four and twelve games for violent conduct during the game with harmful consequences or serious injuries. The Federation has imposed the maximum punishment provided for in said article.

In its resolution, the Committee explains that the arbitration report is the only document that appears in the disciplinary file and that, therefore, the decision has been adopted based on its content. He also points out that the subsequent consequences of the action, which he describes as "public and notorious", have been considered to aggravate the suspension up to the maximum permitted. The RFEF reminds that the disciplinary body cannot exceed the limit established in the applicable regulations.

The decision comes after the Disciplinary Committee initially postponed the resolution of the file. The match between Tenerife and Andorra was interrupted in the last minutes and was later concluded with a two-goal tie reflected on the scoreboard. Andorra resumed training last Monday, a week after De Miguel's death. The Andorran club now has a period of ten business days to present an appeal to the RFEF Appeals Committee.