By Jorge Hernandez
08 Nov 2023, 04:04 AM EST
In an unexpected act after Granada’s 0-3 victory over Arosa last Thursday at Copa del Rey, the red and white were disqualified from the competition by a improper alignment and their place in the next phase of the tournament will be taken by the rival they had defeated on the field.
The Single Disciplinary Judge for non-professional competitions of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has upheld Arosa’s appeal for improper alignment of Granada in the first round match of the Copa del Rey, played on the 2nd, and has declared to the winning Galician club.
In addition, the Granada team will be sanctioned with a $6,420 fine
Arosa challenged the match due to the ownership of goalkeeper Adri López, 24 years oldwith a record with Recreativo Granada, understanding that he failed to comply with the RFEF regulations, since A goalkeeper over 23 years old and registered in the B team cannot participate in a non-professional competition. as the Copa del Rey is considered.
Due to this decision, the Arosa will be the team qualified for the second round of the tournamentalthough it is important to mention that Granada has 10 days to challenge the decision and present evidence to avoid disqualification, something that seems extremely complicated.
When will the draw for the second round of La Copa del Rey be?
Although there are still two matches left to play in the first round, which will take place this Wednesday, November 8, the draw for the next round already has a date and time, which was published a few hours ago by the Royal Spanish Football Federation ( RFEF).
According to the statement released on their social networks, The draw that will decide the matches between the 56 classified teams will be on November 15.
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