US Monastir clarifies its position on filing a complaint against Esperance

US Monastir has clarified its position regarding the controversy surrounding its match against Espérance Tunis, after Kamel Helal, the club's secretary-general, confirmed that there is no intention from the management to file an official protest regarding the events that took place during the match.

Hilal explained, in exclusive statements to the "Diwan FM" radio, that the incident regarding the substitution of a player from Espérance does not warrant any legal action, pointing out that the player wearing shirt number 16 had not fully left the pitch, which means that the substitution process had not been completed, in addition to the fact that play had not resumed at that moment.

The general secretary of US Monastir also touched on the controversy surrounding the absence of the captain's armband from a player of Espérance for 27 minutes, confirming that this incident does not affect the final result of the match and does not warrant any legal penalties on the team.

Hilal added that the responsibility for dealing with such cases falls on the match referee, noting that the assessment of the incident and the referee's performance falls within the jurisdiction of the refereeing committee, which has the authority to review what happened and make the appropriate decision.

The statements from the US Monastir official come after former international referee Youssef Sarrairi revealed during the 'Mafiola' program on 'Sunday Sports' that the club filed a technical protest regarding the participation of 12 players from Espérance during the controversial substitution process.