Police investigating elbow incident in grassroots match

One of the players at a Welsh third-tier club has been suspended and police are looking into an incident that occurred during a Saturday game.

Tom Taylor, who appeared to elbow a Porthmadog FC player in the face, has been immediately suspended, according to Trearddur Bay.

The alleged incident took place on January 17th during the amateur teams’ Ardal North West League game.

A Porthmadog player’s elbow is apparently caught on video that has been circulated on social media during the game at Y Traeth (The Beach) stadium in Gwynedd.

Following an incident between TBFC and Porthmadog FC yesterday, Taylor is being immediately suspended from effect, according to a club statement.

The club won’t be making any further comments at this time because the situation is being looked into by the police.

According to them, “the club in no way condones the use of unlawful behavior by its staff or players.”

The Football Association of Wales (FAW) announced to BBC Sport Wales that it was looking into the issue.

The FAW has jurisdiction over the third-place match, according to a statement. The FAW will be looking into the incident.

Match data indicates that hosts Porthmadog won the game 3-2, and that referee Richard Gwyn Edwards did not issue any red cards during the period.