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The subsequent days saw a torrent of online abuse from Indonesian football fans, who flooded the AFC’s social media pages with criticism and created created fake accounts impersonating Ahmed Al Kaf.<\/p>\n

Many fans alleged that the Omani referee had intentionally favoured a fellow Gulf nation by allowing the match to continue. After the game, Indonesia’s manager called Al Kaf “biased” towards Bahrain.<\/p>\n

The abuse prompted a strong response from the BFA, which had to disable comments on its social media posts and said its website was repeatedly targeted by hackers in Indonesia.<\/p>\n

“[The BFA] expresses its extreme surprise at the multiple death threats received by the team members on their social media accounts – a move that reflects the Indonesian public’s disregard for human lives,” it said in a statement posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n

“It does not belong to the principles, values and Islamic norms, nor does it reflect the progress and advancement of countries.”<\/p>\n

As a result, the BFA said it had requested the fixture in Jakarta to be moved outside Indonesia because it “refuses to expose the lives of the team members to any potential danger”.<\/p>\n

Crowd trouble is a major issue in Indonesian football, where authorities have often struggled to contain violence between supporter groups.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, Indonesia saw one of the world’s worst ever stadium disasters when 125 people were killed in a crush that was triggered by a fan pitch invasion in the city of Malang.<\/p>\n

Bahrain, who are ranked 76th in the world, will face China in their next World Cup qualifying match next month.<\/p>\n

Indonesia, ranked 129th, play Japan next in November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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