Referee Michal Paták Source: Profimedia
PRAGUE – Czech football referee Michal Paták is facing charges of fraud and suspicions of betting fraud.
In the recent match of the third highest Czech competition between FK Admira Praha and the B-team of České Budějovice (2:1), he ordered an extremely questionable penalty kick. The relevant commission subsequently excluded him from the list of arbitrators with immediate effect, and the disciplinary commission will also deal with the situation due to the inclusion of false data in the minutes of the match.
Sunday 20.8.; ČFL: FK Admira Praha – Dynamo Č. Budějovice B, referee Michal Paták whistled a penalty in the first half. Why probably? She scored a goal to make it 2:0. What do you think? And what about that @FACR_Association @FacrJudges ? #MatchFixing pic.twitter.com/SWwoAwdBN4
— Miloslav Jancik (@MJancik) August 21, 2023
The ethics commission will also investigate the situation, as there were also several suspicious bets. The length of overtime was also non-standard.
“The times of both halves stated in the minutes of the match did not correspond to the real events on the playing field,” stated Rudolf Špoták, chairman of the Referee Commission of the Steering Commission for the Czech Republic, under which the third highest competition falls. Paták said that he added five minutes to the regular playing time in the first half and four in the second. However, he wrote off the penalty in question in the eighth minute of the initially three-minute added time of the first half, and it was not realized until the tenth.
“I can’t explain it. I believe that the Disciplinary Commission will react and evaluate it as a fraud. The incorrect entry of information into the minutes about the match was completely evident.” remarked Spoták.
“During the break, I warned Mr. Paták that I know what this is all about and that what he did was not good. I also told him that I thought he had a bet or that it was set for a match. He told me to I will focus on our A-team, which is playing badly. We think there should have been a certain number of goals before half-time.” quoted coach of the guests Dušan Žmolík idnes.cz.
Author: © List VIDEO: X/Miloslav Jančík Source: TASR
2023-08-22 20:29:50
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