Venezuela: they refused to play because of the power outage

The players of Zulia and the Caracas This Sunday, they boycotted a match of the Apertura-2019 football tournament Venezuelarefusing to play in protest against the decision of the League to fight the day despite the blackout that hits the country since Thursday.

When the initial engagement whistle is played, scheduled at the "Pachencho" stage Romero of the city of Maracaibo (North West), the players of both teams remained standing on the ground, without moving, for about a minute.

Then they limited themselves to moving the ball from one side to the other without attacking their rivals and even took the time to converse with each other. That's how the 90 minutes went.

Yesterday the players of @Caracas_FC and @Zulia_FC They gave a lesson to all those who prefer to turn a blind eye to the current crisis in the country. Applause for you guys! ???? #FutVe pic.twitter.com/kpqQJfcFJx

– Johann Sánchez (@ Johann182) March 11, 2019

"(I want) to apologize and at the same time thank the enormous efforts of the people who came to court to see a match where there are no conditions for football", Twitter's midfielder Evelio Hernández, one of Zulia's main references.

The national oil tanker Zulia, whose capital is Maracaibo, is one of the regions most affected by recurrent blackouts in Venezuela.

# 10Marz Finished the 1st between @Zulia_FC and @Caracas_FC. Everything is like that started. The players only talked to each other. The message is clear: we are not for football. #FutVe # TorneoApertura2019 pic.twitter.com/fXAkF975QV

– Thomas Cárdenas (@ Thomascl25) March 10, 2019

In the cloakroom of the "Pachencho" Romero, there was neither light nor water.

Several players expressed dissatisfaction with the Venezuelan League's decision to maintain the weekend's date in the middle of the match. power outages affecting Caracas and 23 of the country's 24 states.

# 10Marz 3:12 p.m.. It's the cloakroom of @Caracas_FC for the meeting in front @Zulia_FC. There is no light or water. It is impossible to play a football match this way. There are no conditions … Today, the priorities are the others … pic.twitter.com/E1EVGZWbKa

– Thomas Cárdenas (@ Thomascl25) March 10, 2019

On Saturday, Richard Blanco, Guayana Mineros star, aired a video of the school's social network in the dark, which reaches the Hermanos Ghersi stadium in Maracay, with the message "Venezuela without light". His team lost 2-0 to Aragua.

Source: AFP

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