Panama forward Luis Tejada stormed off the pitch on Sunday during a match between Peruvian clubs Juan Aurich and Cienciano after suffering racist abuse from fans.

The Juan Aurich striker booted the ball into the crowd in the 70th minute, responding to Cienciano fans’ constant abuse and was booked for his actions.

Speaking after the match he said: “I am sorry about the situation I have had to experience. Being sincere, I thought this would not happen again, the same that happened last year when I played against Sporting Cristal, but I was wrong.

“There were racist insults said from the start of the warm-up. There were passages of the game when they were repeated and nobody did anything. Then when I was caught offside the insults were even stronger.

“I could not take it any longer and I just went to kick the ball in a gesture of protest or impotence, seeing that nobody was doing anything. I wanted to make it clear that I reject something that we are not learning about and not taking seriously in this sport.”

Tejada then went on to blame Peru’s authorities for not clamping down on the country’s racism problem, given that this is the second time he has been racially abused by fans in the space of six months.

Last October Tejada was abused by fans of Sporting Cristal, who were fined 7600 nuevos soles (£1,594) and five fans were given two-year stadium bans.

“I leave this in the hands of the authorities so they can do something to end this racism,” Tejada wrote on his website. “We’re not advancing and it’s the same thing over and over. For how long?

“I left the field as a show of protest against the racist insults and gestures. I do not understand why Ivan Chang (referee) continued the game. What more has to happen? I am sure there is no blow you can compare to this sadness. I have a family, my children, I do not want these type of situations to happen.”