Historic event of two Venezuelan football teams in the wake of an unprecedented power outage

Historic event of two Venezuelan football teams in the wake of an unprecedented power outage

Zulia and Caracas, two football teams from the first division of Venezuela, have just taken a historical measurement: Following the unprecedented power outage in the country, the two campuses They decided to stay still and let the minutes run of the match corresponding to the seventh date of the Apertura tournament.

Football was not spared by the social drama experienced by the Venezuelan people, which was aggravated by the power cut across most of the country for four days.

The Caracas club, even, had serious difficulties to be able to arrive at the party in the time and the form. With Five hours late from La Chinita International Airport, were presented to José Encarnación Romero Stadium Zulia who did not look with good preparation. The images of the Camarino are eloquent.

Without light and water, and in front of Indifference of the Venezuelan Federation from Soccer, that until the moment was not expressed nor offered any information regarding meetings or reprogramming, the two schools decided to go out to play but with an unpublished protest.

To avoid a possible penalty, the players walked on the field, but did not play the ball. The first minutes were created in their place, then they went to each of their sectors, on the bench of substitutes.

Caracas is in sixth place with 10 points, five points behind leader Carabobo. Zulia, meanwhile, is in ninth place, also with 10 units.

Venezuela, three days in the dark

Without light, without water, in secret, the Venezuelans gather this Sunday three days of an unprecedented power outage that has left 17 patients dead and threatens to continue indefinitely, to increase the anxiety suffered by the serious political and economic crisis affecting the oil country.

The mbadive suspension of electricity service, the worst of the history of this country of 30 million inhabitants, started on Thursday at 16:53 local time (20:53 GMT), The deceased are patients with kidney failure who could not receive dialysis, according to the NGO Codevida.

The electricity service returned in the early hours of Sunday, but in some areas of the capital and other major cities of the country experts warn of the risk of new power cuts, as it happened a few hours ago.

Although the offer resumed Friday in parts of Caracas and other places, the light was cut again Saturday at noon in most of the country.

The country is virtually paralyzed with closed businesses and little transportation, no work or school activities. Among the population, anxiety grows because food begins to be damaged and water is scarce.