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    South Korea demand action after crowd trouble in Oman

    By Alastair Himmer in Tokyo | Reuters – Thu, Feb 23, 2012

    (Reuters) - South Korea will seek punishment against Oman for their failure to control supporters in Wednesday's Olympic football qualifier between the two teams in Muscat, local media reported Thursday.

    South Korea's under-23s won 3-0 to qualify for this year's London Olympics but the game was marred by crowd trouble as fans hurled water bottles and other objects onto the pitch.

    Tempers boiled over after South Korea's third goal midway through the second half, midfielder Han Kook-young collapsing to the ground after a firecracker nearly hit him in the face.

    "This is a clear-cut case and we expect some sort of penalty," the Korea Football Association (KFA) told Yonhap news agency.

    "If that doesn't happen, we will ask the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to punish Oman."

    South Korea qualified for their seventh successive Olympics with the win.

    (Reporting by Alastair Himmer in Tokyo; Editing by Patrick Johnston)

     

    3 comments

    • Jhonny
      Jhonny  •  2 months ago
      the incident was not good for sports like football which is popular in gulf countries specially Qatar will host the 2022 world cup. we have to accept what was the result of the game win or loss.
    • ahmed
      ahmed  •  Muscat, Oman  •  3 months ago
      This is a regratable behaviour.Our Omani citizens who are fans of football , are in general quiet in temper during the match than most countries of the world.It is up to the Omani and Korean Football Federation to slove amicably this issue, and those fans who showed the
      unacceptable behaviour must be thrown out of stadium.
      • aji
        aji 3 months ago
        never thought omanis do like this
    • ABDUL
      ABDUL  •  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  •  2 months ago
      Yes, These rowdies in the names of sports should be punished by Oman Government.
      Otherwise the name of OMAN in the International football field will be defamed.
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