MADRID (AP) — Spanish soccer membership Tenerife on Sunday paid tribute to Jesús de Miguel in its first recreation because the striker’s surprising demise, with midfielder Nacho Gil holding up De Miguel’s jersey after scoring his group’s opening purpose shortly earlier than halftime.
Earlier than the second-division match, gamers from each Tenerife and Ceuta wore jerseys studying “Siempre en nuestro recuerdo” (All the time in our reminiscence). They gathered at midfield for a second of silence. The shirts all had De Miguel’s title and his No. 9 on the again.
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After the warmup, Tenerife captain Enric Gallego positioned De Miguel’s jersey on the sphere, and his teammates gathered round it.
Play stopped within the ninth minute, marking De Miguel’s shirt quantity. Gamers, coaches and followers applauded.
Gil appeared overcome with emotion when he was given De Miguel’s jersey after scoring within the fortieth. Neal Viereck sealed Tenerife’s 2-0 win over Ceuta, its first league victory since September.
A mural depicting De Miguel had been painted exterior Gate 9 at Tenerife’s Heliodoro Rodríguez López Stadium, the place followers had left flowers, scarves and candles following his demise.
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De Miguel died on Nov. 3. He was chasing a excessive ball in midfield when he was struck within the chest by Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono, who rushed far exterior his space close to the top of the Nov. 2 match in Tenerife. The 30-year-old De Miguel suffered cardiac arrest following the collision.
Owono on Friday was suspended for 12 video games after he obtained a crimson card for the on-field collision with De Miguel. The Spanish soccer federation’s disciplinary committee mentioned Owono used “extreme pressure” within the collision.
Owono had issued an announcement by way of his membership expressing his regret and providing his condolences to De Miguel’s household.
Spanish police opened an investigation into potential involuntary manslaughter. Below Spanish legislation, deaths from non-natural causes, together with accidents, are topic to judicial investigation, although prosecutors have mentioned that prison proceedings have been unlikely.
Andorra coach Carles Manso mentioned Thursday that it could be as much as Owono to determine when he feels able to play once more.
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