The Spanish soccer match that ended 8-0 and sparked an investigation for possible fixing

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The League asked to investigate a possible fix in the Copa del Rey
The League asked to investigate a possible fix in the Copa del Rey

A piece of news shook Spanish football. At the request of La Liga, a court in Melilla is investigating an alleged fixing in a match played in the Copa del Rey. The game in question is the one that starred in the Levante UD, at that time in the top flight, and Huracán Melilla, from the fifth division.

The match, which took place on December 2, 2021, ended with a resounding 8-0 victory for the team from the city of Valencia, which is currently in the second division. The blaugrana won thanks to a hat-trick by Álex Blesa, doubles by Roberto Soldano and Daniel Gómez Alcón and a goal by Mickaël Malsa.

“A complaint by La Liga before the National Police Center for Sports Integrity and Gambling (CENPIDA) has opened the investigation into the alleged rigging of a Copa del Rey first round match between CD Huracán Melilla and Levante UD played in December 2021 with a result of 0-8. The League received information from an anonymous confidant through the complaint email created in 2015 by the Security and Integrity department”, began his story the sports association made up of the clubs and sports corporations that participate in the professional categories of the Spanish football league.

The Investigating Court No. 2 of Melilla, which opened the investigation, He took statements from six people (one of them is a former footballer from CD Huracán Melilla). Minutes later, in another statement, it was clarified that “Levante is completely outside the investigation opened by the Police and the Investigating Court.” The Levantine team would be eliminated in the next round when they fell on penalties against Alcoyano.

Huracán Melilla vs Levante UD, the match investigated for possible fixing
Huracán Melilla vs Levante UD, the match investigated for possible fixing

Faced with such a commotion, Levante reported that “it has received the first news today through the La Liga statement of the existence of an investigation on the occasion of the Copa del Rey match of the 21-22 season between CD Huracán Melilla and our club. Levante UD communicates that no player from our team, nor any member of our entity, has received communication of any kind in relation to the facts of the complaint, as stated in the La Liga statement, which highlights that Levante UD is totally oblivious to the facts denounced and, therefore, has been left out of the investigation.”

CD Huracán Melilla, for its part, stated that “in view of the news of the complaint by La Liga for an alleged match fixing that we played against Levante UD, from the entity we state the following: the club makes available to the Justice and of the State Security Forces and Corps, the League and the RFEF to clarify and collaborate in everything they need, the club has always advocated fair play, transparency and will collaborate in everything necessary to fight against fraud.

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“We want to make it very clear that the moment an active member of the club, be it a manager, player, coach or any other employee, is involved, disciplinary measures and pertinent legal actions will automatically be taken,” the entity warned.

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