Haze: Malaysia Cup match between Perak and JDT postponed

Policemen standing guard in front of the Perak Stadium ahead of the Perak vs JDT Malaysia Cup match, which has since been postponed.

IPOH: The Malaysia Cup match between Perak and Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) has been postponed.

After getting instructions from the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM), the match was called off as the Air Pollutant Index (API) exceeded 160.

Speaking to journalists on Sunday after the announcement, Perak Malaysia Cup team caretaker manager Datuk Azhar Ahmad said another date would be decided by the FAM later.

"JDT has an upcoming AFC match. We need to accommodate their schedule," he said at the Perak Stadium.

Four Malaysia Cup matches have been called off on Saturday due to the haze.

The FAM earlier announced that matches at venues where the API reading exceeded 150 would be postponed.

Azhar said tickets that have been sold for the match could be kept and used on the rescheduled match date.

"Tickets will continue to be sold at counters," he said.