KUCHING: The Football Association of Sarawak (FAS) will officially submit an appeal to reduce the RM80,000 fine imposed by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM).
FAS secretary Abdullah Julaihi said the association received a letter last week stating the FAM disciplinary committee’s decision to fine the FAS RM80,000 and forcing Sarawak to play two home matches in an empty stadium.
“We are given two weeks to appeal. I will therefore submit an official appeal by this week to reduce the RM80,000 fine and the decision to play two home matches behind closed doors of the stadium,” he told reporters, here today.
FAM, in a statement said FAS was fined RM80,000, and would play two matches without spectators in their home ground for infringing Article 25 of the FAM Disciplinary Code 2015.
FAM said Sarawak supporters were hurling firecrackers, flares and smoke bombs onto the pitch, apart from destroying police vehicles and throwing stones at the visiting team’s bus at three separate matches at the State Stadium in Kuching.
The matches were a 2014 Malaysia Cup game between Sarawak and Perak on Aug 30, 2014, as well as Super League matches between Sarawak and Perak on June 20, 2015 and the Sarawak-Felda United match on June 27, 2015.
Abdullah also urged Sarawak fans to not create any trouble when coming to watch football matches in the stadium.--BERNAMA