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title: "Iraqi player gets two-year ban for 'trying to attack referee'"
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# Iraqi player gets two-year ban for 'trying to attack referee'

> April 13 (Reuters) - Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya midfielder Ibrahim Bayesh has been suspended for two years for trying to attack a referee after being sent off in a game on Sunday, the Iraqi Football Association said.

By Reuters · Published 13 April 2023, 06:57 SAST

## Key points
- Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's last gasp loss cost them second place in the league and a hefty fine for the fan riot that followed.
- Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya lost 3-2 to Al-Kahraba, dropping to second place in the league.
- Ibrahim Bayesh was shown a red card and received a two-year ban.
- The club will have to play three home matches without fans and pay a fine of 10 million Iraqi dinars.
- They must also pay for repairs after their fans rioted at the Al-Shaab Stadium.

## Content

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya lost 3-2 to Al-Kahraba after a last-gasp goal, to drop to second place in the league.

"Ibrahim Bayesh mocked the referee as he was shown a second yellow card, and after that a red card, as a result (the player) ran towards the referee and tried to attack him, and he threatened and insulted the referee," Iraq's federation said in a statement on Wednesday.

Hammadi Ahmed, a member of the club's administrative board, also received a two-year ban after he pushed the referee and directed "harsh and obscene words" to the refereeing staff, the federation added.

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya will have to play three home matches without fans and were ordered to pay a fine of 10 million Iraqi dinars ($7,637.79) after their fans rioted after the game.

The club will also have to pay for repairs to the Al-Shaab Stadium after it was damaged during the riot.

(Reporting by Osama Khairy, writing by Shady Amir; Editing by Peter Rutherford )