FAM to make official complaint over fans’ misbehaviour

Painful encounter: An injured Malaysian fan is stretchered away by the medical team during the match between Malaysia and Indonesia at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Thursday. The game had to be temporarily halted because of crowd trouble. — AP

SEPANG: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) will lodge an official complaint to FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on the crowd trouble that marred the 2022 World Cup-2023 Asia Cup Group G second round qualifying opener between Malaysia and Indonesia at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on Thursday.

FAM secretary general Stuart Ramalingam confirmed that the national football governing body have decided to take action and are in the midst of compiling the evidence to report the incidents to the FIFA and AFC.