EHF OFFICIAL STATEMENT

Suspension of Oscar Perales (Pevafersa Valladolid/ESP) for one match of EHF club competitions.

Vienna, 15 March 2010 - The EHF Body of 1st Instance has dealt with the case of Oscar Perales (Pevafersa Valladolid/ESP).

The body was called together following the direct disqualification of Oscar Perales in the last seconds (59:57) of the EHF Men's Champions League Group Phase match between Montpellier HB/FRA and Pevafersa Valladolid/ESP, for an action of serious unsportsmanlike conduct. The game was played in Round 10 of the Men's Champions League Group Phase on 7 March 2010.

As a result, Oscar Perales has been suspended for one match of an EHF club competition. This means that he will not be eligible to play the next match of his team, versus Rhein Neckar Löwen taking place on 27 March 2010 in Valladolid.