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Tenerife manager Alvaro Cervera said goalkeeper Jesus Owono's 12-match ban feels light, days before his club's first game since the death of Jesus de Miguel. Owono, 25, of FC Andorra, was sent off after colliding with Tenerife forward De Miguel in the closing stages of their Spanish second-tier match on 2 November. De Miguel, 30, died the following day, and the Spanish football federation's disciplinary committee confirmed the suspension on Friday. It was the maximum punishment because the committee could only consider the on-pitch offence, not the tragic outcome. Cervera said the ban "might feel light" but accepted that the regulations do not "specifically account for what happened", so the committee had applied the permitted number of matches. He said the squad was gradually getting back to normal in training, but that how each player was coping away from the group was unknown, with some having support at home and others more alone. Some players might welcome a distraction while others were not yet in the right frame of mind. Tenerife face Ceuta on Sunday.

Sources:BBC Sport

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