Ricuh Supporter And Police In Liga 2, PSSI Opens Voice And Immediately Performs Coordination

The Gresik United vs Deltras match in Liga 2 was marked by chaos between supporters and the police (Instagram/@gresikunited).

JAKARTA - Chaotic supporters and the police broke up at the Joko Samudro Stadium, Gresik, on Sunday, November 19. The incident was born after the League 2 match between Gresik United and Deltras Sidoarjo.

PSSI as the Indonesian football federation immediately moved quickly to seek conducive conditions.

PSSI Executive Committee (Exco) member, Arya Sinulingga, explained that the federation immediately coordinated with various parties.

The PSSI East Java Provincial Association (Asprov), supporters, and the police are the main focuses emphasized so that chaos does not spread.

"We have coordinated with Asprov (PSSI) East Java and friends of this organization in East Java to jointly coordinate with friends at Gresik United", said Arya Sinulingga in his statement.

"In the near future, we will coordinate with the East Java Regional Police so that conditions are conducive. That is, we are working together," he continued.

The riot at Joko Samudro Stadium began when a group of Gresik United supporters wanted to hold a demonstration against the club's management. However, their efforts were blocked by police barricades.

The authorities took this step because they were worried that the demonstration would disrupt security considering that the Deltras Sidoarjo FC squad had not left the stadium. Then, friction began.

Emotional supporters began throwing hard objects like stones at the security forces. Transiting to avoid falling large numbers of victims, the police decided to shoot tear gas to disperse the crowd.

As a result of this action, it was known that several victims were injured. Related to that, Arya Sinulingga also explained that there would be assistance provided to victims from this incident.

"In addition, I received information from East Java that supporters will coordinate with supporters at Gresik United and will support it too, yes. If there are victims, both from the police and from the supporters, they will be assisted. So, we will be together," he said.

Arya hopes that the friction that occurs after Gresik United supporters protest to the management will not drag on and hopes that all parties can work together to restore the situation.

They protested to the management, which in the end, there was a riot like that.

"However, we have asked for coordination with them (the club management) to make the situation better as soon as possible. We are also coordinating with the police and supporters. We must support each other for football in East Java to get better," Arya concluded.