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Thai FA imposes stiff penalties for SEA Games brawls

Two players, two officials and a coach face lengthy bans after incidents at football final in Phnom Penh

Thai goalkeeper Soponwit Rakyart (in yellow) and Indonesia’s Komang Teguh Trisnanda are at the centre of a clash on the sidelines of the men’s football final match at the SEA Games in Phnom Penh on May 16. (Photo: AFP)

The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) on Tuesday handed out lengthy bans to two players, two officials and a coach over the brawls that marred the men’s final at the Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh last week.

Indonesia beat Thailand 5-2 in extra time in Phnom Penh but the match degenerated into violence as players and staff from both sides clashed on the…

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