AIFF dismisses appeal as Antonio Perosevic’s ban stays

Charged
for

violent
conduct
towards
match
official
during
their
ISL
game
against
NorthEast
United
FC
on
December
17,
Perosevic
was
also
fined
INR
1
Lakh
earlier.

The
player
had
lodged
an
appeal
with
the
AIFF
to
decrease
the
penalty
on
January
8.
Perosevic
mentioned
in
his
appeal
he

had
no
intention
of
making
contact
with
referee
or
indulging
in
any
act
that
constitutes
violent
conduct.

ISL
2021:
Five-match
ban
and
fine
for
SC
East
Bengal’s
Antonio
Perosevic

“The
AIFF
Appeal
Committee
deliberated
the
matter
on
January
10
and
dismissed
Perosevic’s
plea
in
full.
The
AIFF
body
confirmed
the
decision
by
the
Disciplinary
Committee
would
stand.

“Perosevic
was
also
ordered
to
pay
an
additional
INR
60,000
towards
the
cost
and
expenses
of
the
appeal,”
an

ISL
Media
release
stated.

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The
29-year-old
has
already
served
three
of
his
five-game
suspension.

The
Croatian
is
slated
to
miss
out
SC
East
Bengal’s
next
two
games
scheduled
against
Jamshedpur
FC
and
FC
Goa
respectively.

It
may
be
recalled
that
on
December
17,
in
a
fiercely-contested
match
at
Fatorda,
Goa,
NEUFC
had
defeated
SCEB
2-0.

Suhair
Vadakkepeedika
opened
the
scoring
for
NEUFC
in
the
59th
minute,
while
Patrick
Flottmann
headed
in
from
close
range
eight
minutes
later
to
double
the
lead
for
The
Highlanders.

Perosevic
was
shown
a
direct
red
card
late
in
the
game
for
barging
into
referee
Gupta
out
of
frustration.

This
is
not
the
first
case
of
indiscipline
in
the
ISL
2021-22
season.
Earlier,
FC
Goa’s
Ortiz
had
been
sentenced
to
a
two-match
suspension
and
a
fine
of
INR
50,000
by
the
AIFF
Disciplinary
Committee.

The
Spaniard
was
found
guilty
of

committing
serious
misconduct
after
being
charged
with

violent
conduct
during
FC
Goa’s
ISL
tie
against
Bengaluru
FC
on
December
11.

The
player
in
his
defence
apologised
and
stated

there
was
no
harm
intended
towards
Bengaluru
FC
player
Suresh
Singh
Wangjam,
in
his
written
reply
to
the
AIFF
Disciplinary
Committee.

Earlier,
ATK
Mohun
Bagan
physiotherapist
Luis
Alfonso
Redondo
Martinez
had
also
been
fined
by
the
AIFF
Disciplinary
Committee
to
the
tune
of
INR
40,000.

Charged
with
a
similar
offence
to
the
one
of
Ortiz,
Martinez
had
been
called
upon
for
a
hearing,
and
was
given
a
‘stern
warning’ for
his
actions.