Jonathan Himelfarb, technical director, and Johan Guzmán, Dominican goalkeeper, experienced in the front row the discriminatory cry at the Jalisco Stadium
FIFA reported to ESPN Digital which opened a disciplinary proceeding against the Mexican Federation of Soccer following discriminatory incidents during the match between Mexico and the Dominican Republic played on March 18, 2021.
“I noticed from the start, when I took the ball the scream started in the stands,” he expressed to ESPN the Dominican titular archer in this party, Johan Guzmán.
“It’s unfortunate that it happened, however it didn’t affect me, I kept doing my job. I was very focused on the encounter. I didn’t pay attention to him, I didn’t want to lose my focus,” the Dominican player noted.
In this same order the first assistant of Jacques Passy in this encounter, and who directed both remaining, Jonathan Himelfarb, Spoke with ESPN Digital in this regard.
“Unfortunately the screams happened in our match, despite the efforts they made at the stadium to put up videos to stop him, and even some players at times tried to stop the fans.”
“This Mexican hobby must be understood as it is not a game, That is not an I can do what I want, they have to react, understand and understand that this cry can only lead to bad things, ”the Mexican coach pointed out.
The technical director also told ESPN that even if the cry takes many years, this kind of thing as a society must be eradicated at once to avoid all kinds of discrimination and more with something repetitive.
“After so long people are finally back in the stadiums, and it would be a huge sadness that for this reason not only is the Mexican team harmed, but also the stadium is vetoed and empty stadiums are returned, which have nothing to do with the football we love so much, ”Himelfarb concluded.