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| The match was halted for 30 minutes in the match between Valencia and Cadiz due to’racism’ remarks (provided by Football España) © News1 |
Lee Kang-in, who is active in the Spanish Primera Liga Valencia, was unable to keep the record for seven consecutive games. Valencia lost 1-2 in a variable that caused the game to be suspended for nearly 30 minutes due to’racism’.
Lee Kang-in missed Cadiz in the 2020-21 Spanish La Liga Round 29 held at the Ramond Caranza Stadium in Spain on the 5th (Korean time). As Lee Kang-in, who had been playing steadily between starting and replacing since the 23rd round of Real Madrid, it was a regrettable absence.
Valencia, 12th place, recorded 8 wins, 9 draws and 12 losses (33 points) with this defeat, delaying the opportunity to enter the single-digit rankings once again.
On this day, the game was stopped due to racial discrimination. In the 29th minute of 1-1, Valencia’s Mukhtar Diakabi and Cadiz’s Carla had a nervous war. Diakabi became very angry and suddenly left the ground.
According to the referee who conducted the match, it was revealed that after the fight, Cali made a racial remark to Diakabi, saying that he was a “fucking black boy.”
Valencia’s players and staff were also angry, and boycotted the game in protest. Because of this, the game was stopped for nearly 30 minutes.
Afterwards, Diakabi said, “I can’t play, but I still want my teammates to play until the end.”
Eventually, Diakabi was out as a substitute, and the other players returned to the ground, and the game resumed after twists and turns.
Valencia played their best to the role of Diacabi, but in the 43rd minute of the second half, they scored the winning goal to Marcos Mauro and lost 1-2.
Cadiz coach Alvaro Servera said after the game, “I couldn’t hear what Kala said,” and “I will help as much as possible if the police investigation proceeds.”
Meanwhile, this is not the first time a Valencia player has been racist. In February, Kang-in Lee also heard racial discrimination while playing the Copa del Rey game. At the time, Valencia responded strongly, urging to prevent recurrence.