JAKARTA - Liga 1 2022/2023 competition will resume today, Monday, December 5. Police recommendations are reported to have been obtained by PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB).
Several parties welcomed this news. However, it turns out that not all of them can accept the decision of PT LIB.
Madura United FC criticized PT LIB's decision because it was considered too hasty. In fact, the league operator is said to have ignored the regulations and without careful preparation.
"Madura United actually received an official notification letter from the match operator, namely PT Liga Indonesia Baru on Saturday night, December 3, that the continuation of the 2022-2023 Indonesian Liga 1 competition will start on December 5, 2022," said Director of PT Polana Bola Madura Bersatu (PBMB) Zia Ul Haq Ramli in Pamekasan, East Java, as reported by Antara, Monday, December 5.
"We received the letter at around 21.00 WIB and we immediately looked for a plane ticket to Yoyakarta, because we will stay for the rest of the first round competition after the Kanjuruhan tragedy, but we can't. Train tickets can't either," he continued.
In the schedule through the electronic mail, Madura United is scheduled to face PSIS Semarang at the Manahan Stadium in Solo. With the short time, Madura United's preparations were a mess.
In fact, Zia Ul Haq Ramli did not hesitate to mention that the continuation of the League 1 competition seemed like a battle match. "This impresses the follow-up match after the tragedy of Kanjuruhan, such as a 'tarkam' match between villages," he said.
In fact, he continued, the hope of all parties including the President of the Republic of Indonesia and the Minister of Youth and Sports, the Indonesian League 1 after the Tragedi Kanjuruhan went better, obeyed the rules and was of higher quality.
"What just happened, it seems as if LIB did not comply with the provisions they made. Match permits from the apparatus should have been far before and notification from the club was also like that," he said.
"We are happy that this League was held, but what we regret is that PT LIB is like that," he continued.
Therefore, Madura United FC management immediately sent a letter of protest to the match operator asking to postpone the match time.
"If the competition is held on December 5, 2022, our team clearly cannot hold official training because land travel from Pamekasan to Yogyakarta takes about nine hours normal time," said the Madura United boss.
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