The aftermath of the riots that occurred after the match between Arema FC vs. Persebaya Surabaya at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang , made Liga 1 officially postponed .
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| Buntut kerusuhan yang terjadi usai laga antara Arema FC vs Persebaya Surabaya di Stadion Kanjuruhan Malang |
As a result, several matches such as the classic match between Persib Bandung vs Persija Jakarta were also cancelled.
This certainty was confirmed by the Director of PT Liga Indonesia Baru ( PT LIB ), Akhmad Hadian Lukita.
He emphasized that his party had taken the decision to postpone the Liga 1 competition for a week after the riots .
According to him, the decision itself was taken after receiving a recommendation from PSSI .
"We announced the decision after we received directions from the General Chairperson of PSSI ." he explained, Sunday, October 2, 2022.
Lukita also said the postponement was made to wait for an in-depth investigation by a team from PSSI .
"We are doing this out of respect and while waiting for the investigation process from PSSI ," said Hadian.
His party also regretted the incident, according to him, the incident should not have happened in the League 1 competition .
"We are concerned and deeply regret the incident," said Akhmad Hadian Lukita, October 2, 2022.
"We are deeply saddened and hopefully this will be a valuable lesson for all of us," continued Hadian.
As is known, the classic duel between Arema FC vs. Persebaya Surabaya , Saturday, October 1, 2022 itself ended in riots .
The reason is, the host Arema FC must recognize the superiority of the rival Persebaya Surabaya with a score of 2-3
Three goals Persebaya Surabaya created by Juninho in the eighth minute, Leo Lelis (33'), Sho Yamamoto (51').
While Arema FC had made two goals through Camara (42' and 45+2').
supporters, As a result, Arema FC namely Aremania, suddenly took to the field by rioting which caused many casualties.
In addition, a number of Kanjuruhan Stadium facilities were also targeted by the crowd and damaged.
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