KUALA LUMPUR: An off-the-ball incident during the Johor Darul Ta’zim-Terengganu Malaysia Cup semi-final, first-leg clash on Monday seems to point to a rise in violent conduct in Malaysian football of late, said former referee Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh.
The former Football Association of Malaysia Referees Committee chairman also felt that the incident involving JDT defender Shane Lowry and Terengganu’s Jordan Mintah, which nearly sparked a free-for-all, should have led to Lowry being booked immediately instead of being let off with just a warning.
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