{"id":113758,"date":"2023-10-24T13:37:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T13:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/24\/match-abandoned-after-player-hit-by-firecracker\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T13:37:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T13:37:53","slug":"match-abandoned-after-player-hit-by-firecracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/10\/24\/match-abandoned-after-player-hit-by-firecracker\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Abandoned After Player Hit By Firecracker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Juankar lies on the floor after being hit by a firecracker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Greek Super League match between rivals Olympiacos and Panathinaikos was abandoned on Sunday after a player was hit by a firework while warming up on the side of the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Panathinaikos\u2019 Spanish defender Juankar was struck by the firework five minutes into the second half with the game level at 1-1.<\/p>\n<p>The game was initially suspended while Juankar received medical treatment before he was taken away on a medical cart.<\/p>\n<p>The match between two of the biggest teams in Greece has a reputation for violence on and off the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>The fixture was abandoned in 2019 after Panathinaikos fans attacked players on Olympiacos\u2019 team bench and clashed with police outside the OAKA Stadium. Olympiacos were subsequently awarded the victory.<\/p>\n<p>In Sunday\u2019s match, both teams returned to their respective changing rooms after Juankar was struck by the firework and play was suspended for around an hour.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to abandon the game was relayed to the crowd inside Olympiacos\u2019 Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium at around 21.30pm local time, more than three hours after play was suspended.<\/p>\n<p>After the announcement to abandon the match was announced, Panathinaikos\u2019 official X (formerly Twitter) account posted: \u201cThe referee closed the match sheet and the fate of the match will be decided in the courts\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No decision on the outcome of the fixture has yet been communicated by the Greek Football Federation.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juankar lies on the floor after being hit by a firecracker The Greek Super League match between rivals Olympiacos and Panathinaikos was abandoned on Sunday after a player was hit by a firework while warming up on the side of the pitch. 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