The municipality of Pilaia-Ortiati has decided to suspend the school football championship indefinitely after the incidents of violence that took place both last week and this morning, according to local publication GRTimes.gr.

Schools from all over the prefecture of Thessaloniki took part in the championship. Municipality of Pilaia Ortiatis, providing the stadium in agreement with the organizing body secondary education Thessaloniki announced that the arena will close.

The league started last week and was supposed to end on February 28, but according to the information cited by GRTimes, overshadowed by incidents of violence and incidents that occurred “mostly off the pitch”..

As noted in the message, last Thursday the audience watched the matches from the stands. they lit torches and threw flaresand the next day, a juvenile out-of-school student allegedly hit a schoolteacher when he tried to give him referrals for inappropriate behavior.

This morning, after the incident between the minors, A 15-year-old teenager was transferred to the hospital “G. birth” with a blow to the head.

What Mayor I. Kaitezidis Says

“After today’s incident of violence, which we learned about from the media, we are forced to stop renting out the stadium,” he stressed in GRTimes Mayor of Pilea – Gortiatis, Ignatios Kaitesidis pointing out that “responsibility for the school championship lies with Secondary education“.

“We are not ready to witness such extreme incidents, so we are suspending the lease of the stadium from tomorrow. while Second Grade itself and EL.AS guarantee us a smooth running of the championship“, he added.

“Involved in the episode were prepared”

Regarding the incident, which is “not accidental,” Deputy Mayor for Sports Pilayi Hortiatis said: Sofia Sauridu. “I was informed that today’s injury of a 15-year-old guy was not just due to irritation, but was something prepared, as there were globes and helmets,” he stressed.

Source: GR Times