Elche CF intends to appeal the serious sanction to which Johan Mojica is exposed, after the expulsion he suffered last Saturday against Valencia. The Colombian international can be lost between four and twelve parties. Most likely it is the minimum, although the group from Elche, looking at the images, it intends to demonstrate that the expulsion, in the terms reflected in the arbitral act, is not justified.
the collegiate Miguel Angel Ortiz Ariasa 37-year-old from Madrid and debutant in the First Division this season, reflected in the minutes of the match that “in the 90th minute the player (22) Mojica Palacio, Johan Andres was sent off for the following reason: Address me in the following terms: ‘You are a son of a bitch'”. That is the stated reason why the referee justifies his decision, without adding anything else in the ‘other incidents’ section, so that alleged insult should have occurred before showing the red card as a reason for such punishment.
Elche has been searching, since the derby ended against Valencia, all the images at your fingertips, mainly those of the television broadcast. With this he wants to show that Mojica did not insult Ortiz Arias in those serious terms. Instead of “you are a son of a bitch”, the footballer seems to have shouted “I shit on the whore”. The red card could also be right in the case of saying such a phrase, but If it is shown that he did not express what the referee wrote literally, the pardon could invalidate the red.
The problem with which Elche finds itself is that the sound is not clear, due to the ambient decibels. If what Mojica said could be heard well, there could be some optimism, although it would have to be shown in full, with the player’s face being monitored at all times, the ten seconds that have elapsed since the ball went out of bounds (90:42 ) and when he expels him (90:52). Any moment in which it is not possible to follow the footballer can lead to the presumption of veracity of the referee’s report. The club is also considering including an affidavit of Mojica’s lip-facial reading in that action.but should still include the entire leg of the move during the added leg.
The decision of the Competition Committee will be known next Wednesday. Meanwhile, Mojica is already in Colombia with his team to play the last two qualifying matches for the next World Cup. To be in Qatar, his national team needs to win Bolivia and Venezuela, and hope that Peru and Chile, with Enzo Roco, do not win one of their two games.