PT LIB Akan Tak Langkah Tegas Soal Kasus PSM Menurut 12 Pemain Lawan Barito Putera

PSM Makassar played 12 players when they hosted Barito Putera (Instagram/@psm_makassar).

JAKARTA - PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) as the operator of the 2024/2025 Liga 1 competition responded to the controversy over the excess players that occurred in the PSM Makassar vs Barito Putera match. They will take firm steps by first coordinating with the PSSI Disciplinary Commission (Komdis).

In the 16th week match which took place at Batakan Stadium, Balikpapan, Sunday, December 22, 2024, PSM Makassar successfully won 3-2 at the end of the match.

However, towards the end of the second half, PSM was caught playing with 12 players on the field. This incident occurred after PSM Makassar made three substitutions simultaneously in the 90+7 minute.

When three substitutes entered, there was one player who had not left the field. This also had sparked protests from Barito Putera's side.

Responding to this, PT LIB immediately took a stand. Currently they have coordinated with the PSSI Disciplinary Commission (Komdis) and collected evidence against complaints of alleged violations of regulations.

LIB President Director, Ferry Paulus, stated that he would immediately submit evidence in the field to the PSSI Komdis.

"We appreciate the ongoing process and emphasize that the decisions made will be based on the regulations and regulations in force in League 1," Ferry Paulus said in an official statement quoted on Tuesday, December 24, 2024.

"All reports will be compiled and will be decided by PSSI Komdis based on existing facts and reports and based on Laws of The Game, Disciplinary Code, and Regulation," he said again.