The Salvadoran Soccer Federation announced that referee José Arnoldo Amaya died after being beaten by players and fans during the amateur match he officiated at the Toluca stadium in San Salvador.
The referee suffered injuries as a result of the beating and died at the Zacamil Hospital. The final diagnosis was an internal hemorrhage.
“The Salvadoran Soccer Federation condemns, regrets and rejects the physical aggression with a fatal result on the humanity of referee José Arnoldo Amaya, by pseudo fans and players during a match he was directing at the Toluca de San Salvador field,” said the ES in a statement.
Salvadoran soccer condemned the action and condemned the people who participated in the murder of the referee, who had 20 years of experience and officiated in colonial, collegiate and amateur league tournaments.
