Persipura Sentenced To Deduct 3 Points And Fines 250 Million After Resigning Against Madura United

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) Disciplinary Commission (Komdis) has sentenced Persipura Jayapura to be absent from the postponed match in week 22 of Liga 1 2021/2022 against Madura United. The Komdis assessed that Persipura had violated the Disciplinary Code.

Through the PSSI official website, Komdis has set several penalties for Mutiara Hitam. Among them are Walk Out (WO), a three-point deduction, and a fine of hundreds of millions.

"The Persipura team lost 0-3 (WO), received a three-point deduction, and a fine of IDR 250 million, for not being present at the match venue, and refusing to compete, even though it had been previously scheduled," The PSSI wrote in its official statement.

Regarding the sentence imposed on Persipura, it started when Angel Alfredo Vera's team did not enter the field in the match last Saturday, February 21 against Madura United.

Even though at that time the opposing team had entered the field and had time to take pictures on the field before the match. However, until the referee was about to blow the whistle for the start of the match, Mutiara Hitam did not appear and made Madura United leave the field.

The attitude taken by Persipura Jayapura had raised questions because the PCR results showed that the team still had 14 negative COVID-19 players, so they did not meet the criteria for canceling the match.

Related to this, Persipura Jayapura had argued that they were not in a ready condition ahead of the match against Madura United. The reason is that many of the players who have tested negative for COVID-19 are not ready to play and are at risk if forced to play.

Apart from that reason, the punishment that was imposed by Komdis in the form of point deductions certainly had a big impact on Persipura, who were struggling to escape the relegation zone.

With this reduction, the difference in points between Persela and Persipura is reduced to three. Persipura is also getting further away from Barito Putera in 15th position with a difference of four points which makes them have to fight hard in the remaining five matches.