IPOH, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- The Super League match between Perak FC and Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) at Perak Stadium today had to be postponed due to weather conditions and an unplayable pitch.
This announcement was made by the Malaysian Football League (MFL), which also said that a new date for the match will be announced later.
Earlier, the match, which was scheduled to kick off at 9.00 pm, was delayed due to heavy rain in Ipoh since 7.30 pm.
The rain caused the pitch at the stadium to become waterlogged, leading to the match being rescheduled to 9.50 pm.
At 9:40 pm, Match Commissioner Teo Hee Leon and the team of referees, led by Razlan Joffri Ali, inspected the pitch.
After a joint assessment, the MFL decided that the match could not be played and needed to be postponed to a later date, which will be determined by the tournament organisers.
Meanwhile, around 50 Perak FC supporters were seen provoking Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT) supporters during the delay of the match.
The minor provocation lasted for about 15 minutes when the Perak FC supporters approached the visiting supporters' area but the police quickly intervened and requested the Perak FC supporters to return to their designated area.
Despite the police's request, the persistence of the Perak FC fans forced the security team to take action, resulting in the detention of several individuals to calm down the situation.
Fortunately, no physical altercations occurred between the home and visiting supporters, and both sides were successfully calmed down.
-- BERNAMA
