Two Bobotoh Reportedly Died In Persib Versus Persebaya Match

Persib's victory over Persebaya was marred by the deaths of two of them. (photo: Instagram @persib)

JAKARTA — It is reported that two bodies have left the world in the Persib Bandung match against Persebaya Surabaya on Friday, June 17 evening.

The two teams met in the 2022 President's Cup Group C match at the Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium. After the match the sad news also dominated social media Twitter.

Several major Twitter accounts tweeted about the sad news. One of them is the @persikab account which has more than 2 thousand followers.

"My deepest condolences for the death of 2 people @persib bolabo at the GBLA stadium. Hopefully this will not happen again in Indonesian football. Let's pray for a moment for the deceased so that his deeds and worship will be accepted by Allah SWT," they wrote.

Another trusted Twitter account, @ekomaung also tweeted about this incident. They specified that one victim had a Bogor ID card, while the other victim was from Cibaduyut.

"Information about one victim's Bogor ID card, I got from my junior who was with the Bogor Police Chief last night, he said, he called the Regional Police directly. Another victim from Cibaduyut," the account tweeted.

So far there has been no official statement confirming the death of the two bodies. However, it is reported that an official release will be issued by the police this morning.

The match between Persib and Persebaya ended with a score of 3-1 for Maung Bandung's victory. Victor Igbonefo, Nick Kuipers and Ciro Alves scored three goals for the hosts, while Leo Lelis's only goal was scored by Leo Lelis.