Impunity goes on: Hjulmand cleared after FC Porto complaint | OneFootball

The Disciplinary Council (CD) of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) acquitted Sporting footballer Morten Hjulmand, rejecting the complaint filed by FC Porto that had led to the opening of a disciplinary case against the Danish player.

The news was released on Monday afternoon by the national sports press. According to FC Porto, Hjulmand allegedly committed an aggression during the Sporting-AVS match in the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup, which Sporting won 3-2 (after extra time) on February 5.

The incident in question occurred in extra time, at the 115th minute, involving Hjulmand and Tiago Galletto: following an aerial duel, Galletto was struck on the head by the Dane, with both players complaining on the pitch. The score was 2-2 at that point, and Sporting scored the winning goal through Geny Catamo two minutes later.

Believing that the play began with a foul by Galletto on Hjulmand, referee André Narciso awarded a free kick in Sporting's favor. After FC Porto's complaint and the opening of the case, the FPF's Disciplinary Council concluded, in its final decision (with statements from the refereeing team led by André Narciso and Bruno Esteves in the VAR), that the assessment made on the field cannot be reviewed by the disciplinary bodies.

After eliminating AVS, Sporting faced FC Porto in the semi-finals of the Cup: the first leg was played at Alvalade on March 3 and was won by the team coached by Rui Borges 1-0, with a goal from Luis Suárez. The second leg does not yet have a set date, but is expected to take place between April 21 and 23 at Estádio do Dragão.

In the other semi-final, Fafe and Torreense face each other, having drawn 1-1 in the first leg, in Fafe, on February 4.

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