Dr. Ahmed Al-Washahi, the club’s legal advisor, confirmed that Pyramids FC, that the events that occurred during the club’s match with Smouha At Alexandria Stadium, the responsibility falls within the responsibility of the team that owns the home ground and the stadium, and its legal responsibility here is a presumed responsibility that cannot be denied by proving that no error was committed.
Al-Washahi added, in statements to the Pyramids media center, that what happened in the match falls within the cases that require the team that owns the stadium to be considered defeated by a score of 2-0, and not among the cases of force majeure that result in a replay of the match, and therefore, according to the competition regulations, the Smouha team must be considered Defeated and the Pyramids Club was considered the winner with a score of 2-0, stressing that the situation is completely clear and simple and does not contain any complexity, conflict or diligence and does not require any other explanations, and the situation is a power outage, and according to the text of the regulations it is not considered a coercive circumstance.
He stressed that the reason for canceling the match was the low lighting in the match as well as the power outage, and not force majeure circumstances, as one of the lighting columns in the stadium malfunctioned due to a power outage, and as a result, visibility in the stadium became impossible and “silhouettes” appeared due to the weakness. lighting,
The legal advisor added that, based on the established facts that occurred, the Pyramids Club officially requested that Smouha Club be considered defeated in the match, and that the club be considered a winner with a score of 2/0, in accordance with Paragraph Three/A of Article 42 of the Competitions Regulations, which stipulates that in the event Power outage for a period of “45” continuous or intermittent minutes in matches played under lights or in the event of low lighting such that the match referee is unable to complete the match. The team owning the stadium is considered defeated by a score of 2-0, regardless of the outcome of the match, and a power outage is not considered a circumstance. Compulsively.
The Clubs Association issued a statement regarding the events. Smouha vs Pyramids matchwhich was cancelled due to a fire in Alexandria Stadium, which led to the match not being completed.
The text of the association’s statement was as follows: “The Smouha and Pyramids match was canceled due to the fire that broke out in the Alexandria Stadium. The Competitions Administration of the Club Association is awaiting the report of the match referee, the observer, and the Alexandria Stadium management. The Club Association will issue the decision after the end of the round’s matches.”