U22 Thailand and U22 Indonesia will be heavily punished after the "crazy" final match

The scuffle between players and coaching staff of U22 Thailand and U22 Indonesia in the final match of men's football at the 32nd SEA Games on the evening of May 16 will be summarized and transferred to the AFC Disciplinary Committee to issue a disciplinary penalty.

Thailand U22 and Indonesia U22 will be heavily punished after the

Brawl in the men's football final of SEA Games 32 (Photo: Lam Thoa)

“There will be no penalty of stripping medals from either team. However, the players and coaching staff involved in the fight will certainly be fined and suspended,” said the AFC leader.

It is expected that AFC will need about 1 month to investigate and clarify the violations.

In the match between U22 Thailand and U22 Indonesia, referee Kassem Matar Al-Hatmi issued 7 red cards and 12 yellow cards to players and coaching staff of both teams.

In the 9th minute of injury time of the second half, when U22 Indonesia was leading 2-1, the Qatari referee blew the whistle to award U22 Thailand a free kick.

However, the coaching staff of the archipelago team mistakenly thought the whistle signaled the end of the match and rushed onto the field to celebrate.

Right in the free kick situation after that, "War Elephants" attacked and equalized 2-2 thanks to Burapha.

The coaching staff of U22 Thailand rushed to the technical area of Indonesia to provoke.

Then, at the beginning of the first extra time, when there was a goal to increase the score to 3-2, Indonesia rushed to the Thai U22 side to celebrate in response and caused a fight.

In the end, the match ended with a 5-2 victory for U22 Indonesia, this is also the first SEA Games gold medal for the archipelago's football after 32 years of waiting.

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