Stojkovic suspended: Consequences of ill-advised violence in LASK defeat!

An unbelievable scene shocked the football game on Sunday between LASK and Austria. In a heated match that ended in a 3-1 defeat for Linz, the referee's decision was not just based on the goals. The LASK defender Filip Stojkovic committed a brutal attack in the 98th minute when he kicked Marko Raguz, who was lying on the ground, on the upper arm. The referee Christian-Petru Ciochirca did not hesitate and showed the 31-year-old a red card, which sparked a discussion about disciplinary measures and sporting fairness today.at reported.

The criminal senate of the Austrian Bundesliga punished this unsportsmanlike act with a five-game ban, meaning that Stojkovic will not be allowed to play again until March 1, 2025 against Klagenfurt. LASK will now have to do without him in the upcoming games against WAC, Blau-Weiß Linz, GAK and Rapid, as well as in the cup quarter-finals against Salzburg. He will only be able to play in the Conference League against Fiorentina and Vikingur Reykjavik. LASK coach Markus Schopp expressed his anger at the “extremely stupid action” that occurred at a crucial moment in the game, adding that such incidents need to be discussed in the future. Ex-professional Raguz, who himself has had a long period of suffering, also spoke about the emotions in the game and called for such incidents not to be repeated nachrichten.at executed.