Overview
- The collision occurred during stoppage time on Monday when FC Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono rushed out and his raised knee struck CD Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel; De Miguel collapsed, was taken to hospital and died the next morning on Tuesday.
- Referee Manuel Ángel Pérez Hernández issued a straight red to Owono and abandoned the match, which competition officials later recorded as concluded with a 2-2 scoreline.
- Spanish police and the Santa Cruz investigating court opened an automatic judicial inquiry into the non-natural death while the chief prosecutor said criminal charges against Owono are unlikely because the incident happened during active play.
- Some tabloids have reported a preliminary autopsy citing accidental chest trauma but official forensic conclusions and additional tests have not been confirmed by authorities.
- Owono issued an emotional statement saying he is grieving, he has been omitted from Equatorial Guinea’s AFCON qualifying squad, and clubs have offered psychological support as he faces online abuse and intense public attention.