Southeast Asian Games final: Indonesia 5-2 Thailand

The men’s football final took place on the final day of the Southeast Asian GamesTwo mass brawls broke out and four players were sent off in a chaotic men’s football final at the Southeast Asian Games.

Indonesia beat Thailand 5-2 after extra time in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Fighting broke out between the teams’ benches after Thailand scored a stoppage-time equaliser and again when Indonesia took a 3-2 lead in the first minute of extra time.

Thailand finished the game with eight players on the field.

The Football Association of Thailand said: “The association would like to express its disappointment and apologise for the chaotic incident that occurred off pitch.

“There will be a committee to investigate all those involved and there will be punishment. There will be no protection to those involved.”

Indonesia head coach Indra Syafri said: “I regret that friends from both Thailand and our team [had a row]. But it’s over. We already hugged and forgave each other. This is football.”

Indonesia were leading 2-1 thanks to first-half goals from Ramadhan Sananta when their players and coaching staff celebrated after mistaking the referee’s whistle for a Thailand free-kick as the end of the game.

Anan Yodsangwal equalised following the free-kick and Thailand players celebrated by running over to the Indonesia bench, sparking the first brawl.

After Irfan Jauhar scored for Indonesia within second
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