It was fairly an eventful night time for the Mexican nationwide staff in Honduras on Friday as they fell 2-0 to Honduras within the first leag of the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals. However not solely did El Tri fall, on the finish of the match, head coach Javier Aguirre suffered an harm as his head gave the impression to be hit with a beer can.

“The FMF unequivocally condemns the acts of violence that occurred tonight on the Francisco Morazán stadium in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Such habits has no place in our sport,” the Mexican soccer federation (FMF) stated in a press release.

“We demand that CONCACAF take rapid and decisive motion to handle this matter in accordance with its rules. Soccer ought to be a celebration, not a battleground. We urge all components, together with establishments, managers, gamers, followers, and the media, to work collectively to create a protected and respectful surroundings for everybody concerned.”

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Because the match was going ultimate, a can appeared to hit Mexico’s head coach’s head and he started spewing blood. This might lead to a effective for Honduras and a possible stadium ban for the fan who threw it. It is an unlucky occasion for what ought to have been a superb night time for Honduras with a landmark victory.

After coming off the bench, Celtic man Luis Palma scored a brace to offer Honduras the 2-0 victory in Concacaf Nations League play which may ship them to the semifinals. They will nonetheless should see out their 2-0 lead in a visit to Mexico on Tuesday at Estadio Nemesio Diez in Toluca, Mexico.

“Concacaf strongly condemns the incident and act of violence that occurred following the ultimate whistle of tonight’s Nations League match between the lads’s nationwide groups of Honduras and Mexico, through which Mexico’s Head Coach Javier Aguirre was impacted by a projectile thrown from the stands onto the sector of play,” Concacaf stated in a press release.

“The safety of the groups and followers is a precedence for Concacaf. These kind of violent behaviors don’t have any place in soccer. The incident will now be referred to the Concacaf Disciplinary Committee for additional overview and investigation.”

El Tri have struggled for the reason that Copa America, however at a minimal, they’re anticipated to face the USA within the Concacaf Nations League ultimate and something much less could be a disappointment. There’s nonetheless time to show round this end result with a visit again residence to Mexico, however trailing by two targets, they’ll need to be certain that they get off to a quick begin within the match.