JIS Roof Can't Close Again In Brazil U-17 Vs Argentina U-17 Match

Jakarta International Stadium again had problems in the Brazilian U-17 vs Argentina U-17 match (doc. ANTARA).

JAKARTA - Brazil vs Argentina U-17 in the quarter-finals of the 2023 U-17 World Cup at the Jakarta International Stadium, Friday, November 24, 2023 night, had to be delayed for 30 minutes.

The match, which was actually held at 19.00 WIB, had to withdraw to 19.30 WIB due to heavy rains that flushed JIS.

Heavy rain caused several sides of the field to be inundated. VOI.ID monitoring, which was in the field, saw that several officers were immediately busy throwing water inundation.

In addition, heavy rains made several spectators who were at the bottom evacuate to the top because of the rainwater.

This is the second time such a sight has occurred. Previously, heavy rain occurred during the UK U-17 vs Iran U-17 match on November 14, 2023.

The question is, why can't the roof of JIS be closed if it rains heavily?

You see, JIS is known to use a retractable roof model that can be opened and closed automatically.

Speculation develops. Starting from the time to cover the roof which takes 30 minutes to bad air circulation.

The bad air circulation was felt directly by the coverage of the 2023 U-17 World Cup which sat in the media stands.

If the weather is good and the roof is opened, the air circulation is bad, causing commotion and uncomfortable.

Until this news was revealed there has been no confirmation from the JIS committee and managers.

Meanwhile, long before the 2023 U-17 World Cup was held, in July 2023 to be exact, Commission B of the DKI Jakarta DPRD had never seen the roof of the JIS open-closes functioning.

The statement was made when designing the formation of a Special Committee (Pansus) to explore the Jakarta International Stadium (JIS) project.