The European football union UEFA has lifted the ban on Joel Matip from Bundesliga club Schalke 04 on surprise.
Euro League - UEFA surprised acquittal for Matip
Nyon - UEFA, the European Football Union has lifted the ban on Joel Matip from Bundesliga club Schalke 04 on surprise. The Cameroon national team was in the first leg of the Champions League two weeks ago at Twente Enschede (0:1) improperly flown from the site. Matip, after the verdict in the Europa League quarter-final against Athletic Bilbao (29th March) to play for Schalke.
For an automatic one game suspension for Schalke had initially filed an appeal and was dismissed after it was successfully passed in the call, so Matip was the return match last Thursday (4-1) involved. The defender was at the appeal hearing at UEFA headquarters in Nyon in person.
Matip was indicated in the first knockout round first leg at FC Twente Enschede for an alleged foul on striker Luuk de Jong of the field. Referee Craig Thomson from Scotland assessed the scene in the 61st Minute as a "professional foul", and was penalty for Red Matip. The TV images had shown that de Jong even came into my heels and held a previous contact of the Schalke defender with the Enschede-striker before the penalty area.
Euro League - UEFA surprised acquittal for Matip
Nyon - UEFA, the European Football Union has lifted the ban on Joel Matip from Bundesliga club Schalke 04 on surprise. The Cameroon national team was in the first leg of the Champions League two weeks ago at Twente Enschede (0:1) improperly flown from the site. Matip, after the verdict in the Europa League quarter-final against Athletic Bilbao (29th March) to play for Schalke.
For an automatic one game suspension for Schalke had initially filed an appeal and was dismissed after it was successfully passed in the call, so Matip was the return match last Thursday (4-1) involved. The defender was at the appeal hearing at UEFA headquarters in Nyon in person.
Matip was indicated in the first knockout round first leg at FC Twente Enschede for an alleged foul on striker Luuk de Jong of the field. Referee Craig Thomson from Scotland assessed the scene in the 61st Minute as a "professional foul", and was penalty for Red Matip. The TV images had shown that de Jong even came into my heels and held a previous contact of the Schalke defender with the Enschede-striker before the penalty area.
