Following the red card issued yesterday to Eddie Gottlieb in the game between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Petah Tikva, the chairman of the football leagues, Erez Kalfon, today (Sunday) asked the referees' union to cancel the ruling immediately.
Both Hapoel Tel Aviv believe that the referees' union will decide to cancel the red card issued to Gottlieb, after a fan tried to attack him and in response he defended himself and dropped him.
This morning (Sunday) the Reds petitioned the Supreme Court of the association but there they rejected the petition.
Be that as it may, Kalfon wrote in his letter: "During the game held last night between Maccabi Petah Tikva and Hapoel Tel Aviv, a criminal in the guise of a Hapoel Tel Aviv fan burst onto the field and started attacking the players.
Gottlieb at the time of the incident with the fan, Udi Citiat
"The player of the Tel Aviv football club - Eddie Gottlieb - stopped the aforementioned offender before he continued to do whatever he pleased, including attacking and endangering the players, thus even helping the security forces take control of him.
Oddly enough, the referee of the game chose to remove the player as a result of this act. "
"Without going into legal or regulatory issues, my opinion is uncomfortable, to say the least; all those involved in the football industry, and we among them, have a duty first and foremost to maintain the players' health and integrity; The player, beyond being inconsistent with logic and our duty, may incentivize ‘fans’ like him to break onto the pitch to lead to the dismissal of players.
"We will thank you for conducting an investigation into the matter, refining and updating the guidelines as well as canceling the full sanctions that were applied against the player. I will note that we are in constant contact with the law enforcement agencies Happy Sukkot. "
