The match between CD Manchego Ciudad Real and CD Toledo, ranked first and second in Castilla-La Mancha’s third Spanish league, did not end on Saturday. It is true that referee Alberto Perez Sanchez blew the final whistle with a tie at one and one. … All the competitors went home, some happier and others more resigned with the point scored. However, the controversy was then reactivated Manchego appealed to the single competition judge against the decision to expel Karamoko Bambatheir left back, who left the team with ten players in the fifth minute and supervised the rest of the match.
The referee considered in the minutes that Bamba received a direct red card after “he collided with an opponent and hit him violently with his head without the ball being in play.” That opponent was Toledo midfielder Sergio Nanclaris, whom Manchego now accuses of directing racist insults at Bamba, a citizen of Burkina Faso. Residents of Ciudad Real claim he called him “Dirty black”, “Shut up, you monkey, shut up”, “Go back to your country”, “Son of a bitch” or “You’re a disaster, black”..
Something the record does not reflect and both Nanclaris and Toledo categorically deny. Nanclares said in his statements to La Tribuna newspaper: “I am very calm. They cannot obtain evidence because there is none,” adding, “Neither Bamba nor his teammates accused me at that time, and at the end of the match I said goodbye to everyone in a friendly way. You can see that in the video.”
For its part, Toledo issued a statement “We categorically confirm that it is completely false.” Manchego’s accusations. Moreover, he considers that “the behavior attributed to Sergio Nanclaris is completely baseless. We know his personal and professional career, based on respect, sportsmanship and commitment to the club’s values. We categorically reject any insinuation aimed at discrediting him.”
Homophobia in Quintanar del Rey
This episode is not the only one in Castilla-La Mancha that has shaken the fair play that sport is supposed to have. The day before, ten days ago, in the second Spanish Federation derby between CD Quintanar del Rey and Balompédica Conquense, the visiting player Nacho Ruiz In a press conference, he denounced receiving constant homophobic insults from the public, e.g “Gay, homosexual, girl, naughty or feminine.”
Ruiz confirmed that he told the referee what happened, but he did not stop the match. “It is very normal for us to receive all kinds of insults and we should not accept or tolerate them. He added: “It is the first time I have faced this situation, and that is why I decided to announce the matter.” Meanwhile, club president Quintanar del Rey called on the opposing player to stand in solidarity with him, and promised to “identify violators” and prevent them from entering the field.