The aftermath of a local championship football match between the teams AE Neapolis Astrapi Thessaloniki and Ifaistos Thermis, in Thessaloniki, was episodic. After the end of the match, the 28-year-old coach of the visiting team (of Hephaistos), approached the 21-year-old referee and started to abuse him. Quickly the blood was ignited and caught in the hands!

The two men were taken to a city hospital for first aid and arrested for breaching the Sports Law.

The announcement of the General Police Directorate of Thessaloniki states:

After the end of a football match for the Amateur football championship, yesterday afternoon (02-03-2024) in the area of ​​Agios Pavlos, an incident took place involving, among others, two citizens aged 28 and 21.

The last two, after providing first aid at a hospital in the city, were transferred to the relevant Security Department, where they were arrested by police officers of the Sub-Directorate for Combating Violence in Sports Venues of the Thessaloniki Security Directorate, for violating the Sports Law.

Those arrested will be prosecuted accordingly.