The 2023 Southeast Asian U23 final between Indonesia and Vietnam has left many controversies. It caused Mr. Sumardji, the head of the Indonesian team delegation, to speak up, demanding to rectify the refereeing work of the AFF. At the same time, he also threatened that Indonesian football would consider withdrawing from regional tournaments.
Sumardji, head of the Indonesian team delegation, is putting pressure on AFF?
The attention of Indonesian public opinion after the U23 Southeast Asian final is focused on Japanese referee Hiroki Kasahara, who is said to have made decisions unfavorable to Indonesia in the U23 Southeast Asian final.
First was the penalty kick in the first half. This was the situation that Quoc Viet missed. Then there was the situation where Indonesia demanded a penalty kick. The ball from Beckham Putra's foot only hit the back of the Vietnamese defender, but coach Shin Tae-yong insisted on the penalty kick.
And the climax was the situation where Haykal Alhafiz was fouled very secretly by Nguyen Hong Phuc in the second half. The referee did not observe Hong Phuc's foul play so luckily for him, no penalty was given.
Indonesia is very upset about this issue. They are calling for a retaliatory punishment for Hong Phuc. The head of the delegation, Sumardji, even threatened to withdraw from the AFF.
“ Honestly, there have been some things that have caught our attention (referee decisions). Maybe we need to re-evaluate. How can we participate in AFF tournaments with referees like that ?
We will re-evaluate whether Indonesia will continue to participate in AFF tournaments or not.”
This official also affirmed that with the difficulties that Indonesia had to go through, from the force, preparation for the tournament to the unfavorable decisions of the referees, their reaching the final of the U23 Southeast Asia is also a proud achievement.
"Thank you very much for your efforts, because you have overcome the obstacles in this match. The most obvious is the limitation of the current force. We have too few options for the starting lineup. We only participated in the final match with only 15 players ready, while we needed 23 people," the head of the delegation emphasized.
(Source: Tien Phong)
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