Liga 4 club, PS Putra Jaya, fired a player who brutally kicked his opponent

JAKARTA - The Liga 4 club from Pasuruan, PS Putra Jaya, took firm action regarding the incident involving its player, Muhammad Hilmi Gimnastiar. The club chose to dismiss Hilmi from the team.

The decision was taken following the incident where Hilmi brutally kicked his opponent in the chest when facing Perseta 1970 Tulungagung. The incident occurred in the PSSI East Java (Jatim) League 4 competition at the Gelora Bangkalan Stadium, Monday, January 5, 2026.

The match went viral on social media because of Hilmi's unseemly action who made a brutal kick to Firman Nugraha's chest from Perseta in the middle of the match. The incident occurred when the two players were about to fight for the ball in the middle of the field.

Instead of picking up the ball, Hilmi chose to do a 'kungfu kick' to Firman's chest. After the incident received sharp criticism from the public, PS Putra Jaya fired Hilmi.

The announcement of the termination of the contract was uploaded by Putra Jaya through social media.

"With the incident of the 32-team League 4 match in the Eastern Java Zone between PS Putra Jaya Sumurwaru on January 5, 2026 at 14.36 WIB at the Bangkalan Stadium, Madura, which caused the injury to the Perseta 1970 player, we decided to terminate the work to our player named Muhammad Hilmi Gimnastiar," read the letter signed by the Chairman of the Day of Putra Jaya, Gaung Andaka Ranggi P, quoted on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.

The decision was made by Putra Jaya because it realized that Hilmi's actions against Firman were not in accordance with the principles of fair play and violated the corridor of football rules. Putra Jaya also did not forget to apologize to all parties for injuring the opponent.

"We as the managers of PS Putra Jaya Sumurwaru apologize to all parties for the actions of our players, especially the Perseta 1970 team," concluded the official statement.