Hapoel Petah Tikva Appeals Technical Loss, Cites Referee Error
Translated & summarized from N12 by baba
Hapoel Petah Tikva has filed a 67-page appeal against a technical loss for using an ineligible player. The club argues the referee erred and the substitution rules were misinterpreted by disciplinary judges. They seek to overturn the decision and reinstate the original 1-1 score.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Hapoel Petah Tikva filed a 67-page appeal against a technical loss for fielding an ineligible player.
- The club claims the referee made a mistake in applying game rules, not the team.
- They argue the match should not have been stopped due to substitution protocol.
- Hapoel Petah Tikva asserts the ruling judges misinterpreted regulations.
- The club seeks to reinstate the original 1-1 score.
Hapoel Petah Tikva Football Club is appealing a technical loss awarded to them for fielding an ineligible player against Maccabi Netanya. The club's appeal, detailed in a 67-page document, argues that the original referee, Gal Leibovitz, made a mistake in applying the game's rules, not the club.
The team contends that the match should not have been stopped because the player in question, Roey Levy, was designated for substitution but refused to leave the field. According to IFAB rules cited by the club, this situation does not necessitate halting the game, and the substitution simply does not occur.
Furthermore, Hapoel Petah Tikva argues that Levy's substitution was not legally completed and did not grant Maccabi Netanya any sporting advantage, thus not affecting the game's outcome. The club also asserts that the game's rules supersede those of the Football Association and that the disciplinary judges, Noam Lyubin and Nir Sumogorov, misinterpreted the regulations.
Finally, the club claims the penalty of a technical loss is disproportionate, even if there was a procedural error in the substitution. They are requesting that the original 1-1 scoreline be reinstated.
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