A tremendous tragedy occurred in Indonesian football. The violence erupted when Arema FC fans rushed onto the pitch after a 3-2 loss to Persebaya Surayaba at the 45,000-capacity Kanjuruhan Stadium. The police cracked down and, according to the chief inspector general of the East Java Police, Nico Afinta, there were 127 dead.
According to the official, 34 people died inside the stadium and the rest on the way to hospitals or already inside them.
The Intred site explained that the victims were taken to two hospitals. There were 110 deaths there. But later the Head of the Malang District Health Office, Wiyanto Wijoyo, confirmed that there were more deaths, two of them policemen.
“They died from the chaos, the pushing, the trampling and the lack of air”, said Wijoyo quoted by TVOne, already on Sunday, October 2, 2022 in the morning.
The fans entering the field.
The Intred site showed a corpse and a sign of mourning.
Wijoyo added that the injured were definitely over a hundred and were sent to Saiful Anwar Hospital and Kanjuruhan Hospital. Later it became known that there are an unknown number of injured in three hospitals in the city and Malang district.
Many of the fans tried to attack the rival players. The police repressed and thus the violence exploded. “Not only did they invade the field, they also damaged police cars and set fire to objects in the stadium. The actions of the supporters forced the security forces to repel, even using tear gas,” explained the Detik site.
It was reported that there were 13 vehicles destroyed, ten of them belonging to the police. Clashes continued outside the stadium.
An image after the game (Kompas.com).
A burned car after the end of the riots.
Persebaya’s Twitter account wrote: “The great family of Persebaya expresses its deepest condolences for the loss of life after the Arema FC vs. Persebaya match. No life is worth football Alfatihah for the victims. And may the family left behind have strength.” “.
The League suspended all weekend games and it has already been reported that Arema will not play with the public again for the remainder of the championship.
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Arema’s coach is Chilean Javier Roca, who spent his entire career in Indonesia. The goalkeeper of his team is a Brazilian, Maringa, with a past in Londrina. Two Brazilians played for Persebaya, Higor Vidal and Silvio. There were no Argentines on the field.
Federation Statement
The Football Federation (PSSI) issued a statement in which the organization’s president, Mochamad Iriawan, expresses his condolences. “PSSI regrets the actions of Arema supporters at Kanjuruhan Stadium. We regret and apologize to the families of the victims and all parties for the incident. Therefore, PSSI immediately formed an investigation team and immediately left for Malang.” “.
