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PSSI files complaint over controversial Indonesia-Bahrain match
The Indonesian national soccer team failed to hold on to a one-goal lead after a controversial second-half equalizer from Bahraini winger Mohamed Mahroon in a match held at the National Bahrain Stadium in Riffa, Bahrain, on Thursday evening.
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Indonesian soccer player Rafael Struick (second right) scores the second goal for Indonesia in a World Cup third-round Asian qualifying match between Indonesia and Bahrain at the Bahrain National Stadium in Riffa, Bahrain, on Oct. 10, 2024. (Reuters/Hamad I Mohammed)
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he Soccer Association of Indonesia (PSSI) is filing a complaint with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) over the decisions of Omani referee Ahmed Al Kaf in a World Cup qualifying match between Indonesia and Bahrain that ended in a 2-2 draw
The Indonesian national soccer team failed to hold on to a one-goal lead after a controversial second-half equalizer from Bahraini winger Mohamed Mahroon in the match held at the National Bahrain Stadium in Riffa, Bahrain, on Thursday evening.
Mahroon had put Bahrain in the lead during the first half with a free kick 32 meters from Indonesian goalkeeper Maarten Paes’ goal. The ball cracked off the post before crossing the goal line.
After the first goal, Bahrain dominated the play, with build-ups from Indonesian defenders Jordy Amat, Mees Hilgers and Jay Idzes failing to take. The Indonesian players also lost the aerial duel and were unable to control the ball for the remainder of the first half.
But Indonesia scored an equalizer seven minutes into the first half’s stoppage time. Midfielder Ivan Jenner lobbed the ball from the right side of the pitch to left winger Ragnar Oratmangoen, who shot it into Bahraini goalkeeper Ebrahim Lutfalla’s goal.
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In the second half, Indonesia was met with strong defense and counterattacks from Bahraini players, including an effort from Marhoon in the 53rd minute that almost ended with a goal.
