The final match with 7 red cards at Sea Games 32 set a terrible record

According to records, the men's football final match of the 32nd SEA Games between U22 Thailand and U22 Indonesia took place on the evening of May 16 and reached 2.5 million viewers on VTV's Youtube channel.

Center-back Khemdee received a red card in the final match of SEA Games 32 (Photo: Hieu Luong)

Notably, this is also a record for the number of viewers of a match at the SEA Games. The previous record was 1.8 million viewers.

Returning to the final match, U22 Indonesia won the 32nd SEA Games Championship after defeating U22 Thailand with a score of 5-2.

This is also the first SEA Games Championship after 32 years of Indonesian football.

Notably, in this match, referee Kassem Matar Al-Hatmi issued 7 red cards and more than 10 yellow cards to players and coaching staff of both teams.

After the brawl on the Olympic field, the head of the Indonesian U22 delegation, Sumardi, said: “Actually, I tried to stop everyone but I was the one who was beaten. I was not seriously injured. This was just part of the fight.”

Coach of U22 Indonesia, Indra Sjafri, said that U22 Thailand was the team that initiated the tense situations on the field.

“The referee announced 7 minutes of extra time, so when the time was up, we thought the match was over and jumped onto the field to celebrate without intending to cause trouble with anyone.

Unexpectedly, the referee called for 11 minutes of extra time. When the score was 2-2, Thailand rushed to our place to provoke us, making the match crazy," said Mr. Indra Sjafri.

Meanwhile, center-back Jonathan Khemdee said that it was referee Al-Hatmi's decisions that led to the clash between players and coaching staff of the two teams.

"The referee made a lot of mistakes and that's the reason for the fight," said the U22 Thai player.

Source: http://www.baogiaothong.vn/tran-chung-ket-co-7-the-do-o-sea-games-32-lap-ky-luc-khung-d591193.html