United Arab Emirates authorities have arrested a Saudi fan who attacked a Moroccan player with a whip Abdul Razzaq Hamdallah, Al Ittihad forward, after the Saudi Super Cup match played on Thursday in Abu Dhabi.
The event, which was recorded on video and spread on social networks, took place after the match that ended in a great 4-1 victory for Al Hilal against Al Ittihad, the team for which he plays. Karim Benzema at the Mohammed bin Zayed stadium.
At the end of the game, Hamdallah He got into an argument with an Al Ittihad fan in the stands and the released video shows how the player threw water from a bottle at the fan, who responded by hitting him several times with what appeared to be a riding crop.
Other fans and members of the Al Ittihad team intervened to calm the two sides down, as shown in the clip.
Saudi newspaper ‘Al-Sharq Al-Awsat’ indicated that stadium security detained the fan, who was referred to the Abu Dhabi security authorities to investigate and determine the reason for the attack on the Moroccan player, who was summoned to listen. in his testimony.
The player did not file a complaint
A source close to the Saudi newspaper ‘Al-Riyadiya’ confirmed that Hamdallah decided not to report this incident before the Emirati authorities, although the fan remains in custody until the investigations are completed and it is decided whether to impose a penalty.
Source: La Verdad
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