The Güímar vs Hortaleza return leg of the preliminary round of the Copa del Rey was suspended on Sunday at 13.00 hours in Güímar. Sporting de Hortaleza said the security conditions were not in place to play and asked for a postponement.
The safety dispute in Güímar
Sources from the capital side told Estadio Deportivo that their bus was hit by stones and eggs on the way in, and that a bladed weapon was also reported. They said some players were distraught and had family members calling them worried, and that the referee was told the match could not be played in those conditions.
Aythamy Díaz took a different line. Speaking to Estadio Deportivo, the Güímar coach said: "Throwing bottles, no. Someone from our coaching staff had an empty plastic bottle thrown at them. And to me, personally, someone from Hortaleza assaulted me when I was alone. The video is there and it can be checked and so on."
He also said: "The security has been deemed valid, it has been deemed valid that everything is protected, it has been deemed that the match can be played... If they do not want to participate, the rules are there for something."
That leaves the case with the RFEF disciplinary body, while the football context is still simple. Hortaleza had won the first leg 1-0, Güímar had lost it 1-0, and the first-round draw in La Rozas is due on Monday at 13:00 with up to 112 teams involved.
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