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BY ADRIAN STEWART CO
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Friday, February 23, 2018
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NEGROS Occidental head coach Ian Combate and national referee Steve Supresencia smoked a peace pipe after figuring in a brawl during the 2018 WVRAA Meet’s secondary boys football finals.
Supresencia said he will no longer press charges against Combate.
“Nagkaayos na kami ni coach Combate at hindi ko na itutuloy ang pagsasampa ng kaso,” he said in a radio interview on Wednesday evening. “Alam ko naman na kapwa lang kaming nadala ng emosyon sa pangyayari.”
The two had a fistfight – which turned into a melee with the players joining – in the opening minutes of the finals between Negros Occidental and Iloilo.
“Hindi lang naman kami sa WVRAA magkikita kundi sa iba pang football events,” added Supresencia, pertaining to the upcoming WVPRISAA where he will serve as Iloilo’s team manager.
But despite reconciling with Supresencia, Combate said in an interview that it was the referee who started the melee when the latter head-butted him when he complained on a non-call.
“(Supresencia) head-butted me that’s why I reacted and retaliated,” Combate said. “He did not call the hand ball. But I and my player saw it. That’s why I reacted because during our first game – also with Iloilo – his calls were biased.”
“We have undergone seminars regarding laws of the game, including those of the referees,” said the coach. “Sometimes we also make mistakes but what he did was obviously unfair. What I was asking from him was to be fair enough.”
Combate added: “We have already settled the issue. And for those who witnessed the game, I’m sorry that I did that. I just want to justify that uncalled ‘hand ball.’ And what happened was a result of emotions.”/PN
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