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Malaysia braced for punishment after flare chaos
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MALAYSIA’S football body braced for possible punishment yesterday after flare-throwing fans forced the abandonment of a World Cup qualifier in ugly scenes which deepened the country’s soccer crisis.
The embattled Football Association of Malaysia, under heavy fire since last week’s record 0-10 defeat to UAE, said it was “awaiting the decision of FIFA” after Tuesday’s incident.
Militant fans angry at last week’s humiliation in UAE fired flares billowing orange smoke at Shah Alam Stadium as Malaysia trailed Saudi Arabia 1-2 in the final minutes late on Tuesday.
Players and officials hurried from the field and Saudi fans ran from the stands as flares flew around the stadium. Eleven people were arrested but no one was reported injured.
Asian Football Confederation president Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa said in a statement the regional body was “extremely concerned” and would support any investigation by world authority FIFA.
“The AFC is extremely disappointed with the events which took place on Tuesday and we stress that we take such matters very seriously. This sort of behavior is deplored by all those who seek to protect the best interests of football in Asia.”
Malaysia has slipped to 169th in the latest world rankings and was already bottom of the group standings after the UAE loss.
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