Goalkeeper who punched opposition player hit with historic punishment

The goalkeeper who violently punched an opposition player on Sunday night has received a historic punishment for his actions.

Huesca and Real Zaragoza squared off in in the Aragonese derby, with both fighting for survival at the bottom of the Spanish second division.

Oscar Sielva scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot to give Huesca a 1-0 win but the result was overshadowed by a moment of madness from Zaragoza goalkeeper Esteban Andrada.

After pushing an opposition player, he received a second yellow card that brought on his dismissal.

Yet the worst was still to come. The Argentine lost his head and sprinted over to Huesca captain Jorge Pulido, punching him square in the face and prompting him to fall to the turf.

A crazy brawl ensued, with Huesca goalkeeper Dani Jimenez sent off and Andrada's teammate Dani Tasende also seeing red.

Andrada's shocking antics became the talk of the town online and despite issuing an apology for his conduct, he has now received his punishment.

The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation have announced that Andrada will be suspended for 13 games for his behaviour.

Article 103 of the regulations states: "Assaulting another player without causing injury, considering as a determining factor of the intentional element necessary for this infraction the circumstance that the action takes place while the game is stopped or at such a distance from where it is being played that it is impossible to intervene in a play, will be sanctioned with a suspension of four to twelve matches."

The maximum punishment of 12 games has been imposed, as well as an additional one game ban for the two yellow cards and subsequent red card.

In his report from the game, the referee said Andrada "violently and aggressively approached Huesca player Jorge Pulido Mayoral, running and jumping towards him, while punching him in the face with excessive force, knocking him to the ground and causing a bruise on his left cheekbone".

The disciplinary measures confirmed set a historic precedent for an on-pitch incident and Andrada will play no further part of the current campaign, where Zaragoza are desperately trying to avoid relegation to the third tier.

Meanwhile, his teammate Tasende will miss two games for his part in the brawl and Jimenez is suspended for a total of four matches for his actions.

Zaragoza had condemned Andrada's behaviour, calling it "regrettable" and "unbecoming of this sport". In his apology, to the club and Pulido, he said he "lost focus at that moment" and welcomed "whatever consequences the league may give me".