Jesús Owono handed 12-match ban after fatal collision with Jesús de Miguel

FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono has received a 12-match suspension following the collision with Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel, who died the next day. BBC Sport reported that the Spanish football federation's disciplinary committee imposed the sanction after reviewing the incident.

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The committee said its decision had to rest on the referee's account. That report described a forceful challenge involving Owono's leg striking his opponent's chest while play continued. According to the BBC, the panel considered the conduct and surrounding circumstances sufficient to warrant the maximum suspension.

The collision occurred during the second-division meeting on November 2. EFE's account, published by Primicias, identified the referee as Manuel Ángel Pérez Hernández and detailed his explanation for stopping the game. Medical staff treated De Miguel on the pitch before he was taken away on a stretcher. He was admitted to Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and died on November 3.

In the referee's report reproduced by EFE, the teams returned to the dressing rooms because of the seriousness of the situation and the lack of improvement in the player's condition. Captains and team delegates then said they were not emotionally able to carry on. All parties agreed to abandon the match, with the score at 2-2 and two minutes still to be played. The report specified a Tenerife free-kick near halfway as the restart had play resumed.

The federation has decided that the match will not restart and that the 2-2 result will stand, BBC Sport reported. Its explanation stressed the exceptional circumstances and the wish to avoid returning to the exact point at which the fatal incident interrupted the contest.

Owono's future remains uncertain. Andorra manager Carles Manso said on Thursday that the goalkeeper was with his family and had not decided whether to play again. The BBC reported that Manso promised support and space, leaving any decision about a return, and its timing, to Owono.