JAKARTA - The League 1 competition has been stopped for a few months. This is because the COVID-19 pandemic has begun to "attack" Indonesia. Team activities will also be closed and players are welcome to return to their hometowns, including foreign players.
Good news has come. The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) announced that they would immediately continue the League 1 competition in October. The club also called on all its players to come back together to make preparations.
However, there are foreign players who ultimately cannot fulfill the call. He is PS Tira's attacking midfielder, Petteri Pennanen. The Finnish player actually decided to end his contract with the club ahead of resuming competition.
A farewell greeting was conveyed via Instagram's social media account. In the upload, Pennanen also revealed his reasons for not taking part in Indonesian football competitions. Especially if it's not the COVID-19 pandemic.
"My journey in Indonesia is over. When I signed the contract in January I never imagined that this story would end like this. We could only play three games before Covid-19 stopped the league in March and changed too many things that it was not an option. for me to stay again, "Pennanen wrote in his Instagram account.
The player then thanked all the players, coaches, management and staff working at the club. Special thanks go to the fans who are judged to be extraordinary. He also wishes the club and fans all the best.
"Maybe we'll meet again in the future," concluded Pete.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia is not yet under control. Even the number of positive cases is increasing. In a day, the number of positive patients exposed to COVID-19 reaches more than a thousand. This is certainly worrying.
This reason is also why the Indonesian national team coach, Shin Tae-yong, has not returned. Currently, Shin is still in his home country, South Korea. In fact, PSSI had asked him to come to Indonesia in the second week of July.
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