PSSI will Ask Laser Questions Official Protest to National Team

Jakarta (AFP) 

Senin, 27 Desember 2010 14:21 WIB

Management of Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) will file a formal protest to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) related to a laser beam interference that occurs when the first leg final match of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010, Sunday (26/12). "Today we will make a protest letter to the AFC," PSSI secretary general Nugraha Besoes said on the sidelines of the launch of the book 1000 days commemorate the death of prominent national football Endang Witarsa, Monday (27/12).

Nugraha said the incident laser light interference that many addressed to the Indonesian national team players when competing against Malaysia at Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur was a serious case because a laser beam that is used by unscrupulous viewers rather than ordinary laser light, but high berradiasi. "This is a serious case because it turns out that the laser beam is very dangerous and is not an ordinary laser beam cheap price," said Nugraha while showing evidence of such a laser shot images recorded on a cell phone.

However, Nugraha said procedurally the protest addressed to the AFC and not to the World Football Federation (FIFA). On that occasion, Nugraha said the Indonesian national team group which conquered Malaysia on Sunday night by a score of 0-3 has come back in the country and landed at the air base Halim Perdanakusumah by chartered plane at 11:30 pm.

Nugraha also welcomed the group along with several staff PSSI board, including Head of State Dali Tahir. "All players and team officials had arrived safely and in good health wal'afiat. They were ready to fight face-final second match at Bung Karno Stadium in Senayan Wednesday later," he said.

Nugraha said the national team arrival at the airport still was greeted by hundreds of supporters of Team Red and White, but this time the players will not be allowed to serve his fans to take pictures with or serve requests for autographs."Once out of the airport we tell them straight onto the bus to head over to the hotel," said Nugraha Besoes. (Ant)