This week the Spanish federation has taken away one of the victories of the L´Hospitalet Pioners due to import irregularities on the field
FEFA (Spanish American football Federation) has made official the punishment to L´Hospitalet Pioners by taking away the victory against Zaragoza Hurricanes on Week 1. This is due to the excess number of imports used on the field at the same time.
Saturday, January 13 at 18:00 (CET), the L´Hospitalet Pioners faced off the Zaragoza Hurricanes at home in the first week of the LNFA Serie A 2024 season, being the opener of the eastern conference. It was a great game that ended 13-12 in favor of the home team, but there was an irregularity that the Zaragozan team recognised.
Spanish import rules
In Spain, the import rule states that “only a maximum of 3 import players may be on the field at a time, identified with an “I” on the helmet” (FEFA Competition Regulation 2023-2024).
During the game, the Hurricanes front office alleged that there were up to 4 L´Hospitalet import players on the field multiple times. They tried to warn the ref crew on the spot, but were informed that they had to go directly to the federation, prepare an allegation and challenge the game, which they did.
Allegations and judge's verdict
The allegation was sent with images that demonstrate that Pioners failed to comply with the alignment. After several weeks, the Single Competition Judge has declared that indeed that was the case and the victory has been given to Zaragoza.
Now, L´Hospitalet Pioners stands at 1-3, Zaragoza Hurricanes at 3-1 and they are going to face off again this week in which it is already a great match without the controversy. After last week's great performance by L´Hospitalet against Badalona and the big win by the Hurricanes against Mallorca Voltors, the stage is set for an exciting matchup with playoff implications.
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