In Indonesia, a footballer spectacularly knocked out a referee and sent him to hospital: video of the wild act

In Indonesia, a footballer spectacularly knocked out a referee and sent him to the hospital: video of the wild act Anatoly Dereka

Muhammad Saputra knocked out the referee/Collage 24 Kanal

Muhammad Saputra's nerves gave out after controversial refereeing in the Indonesian Cup. The guy took out his anger on the referee in injury time.

Exotic football championships often amuse the public with funny moments. Another wild episode occurred in Indonesia during the quarter-final match of the local Cup, writes 24 Channel.

Knockout in Indonesia

Aceh United and Central Sulawesi met in the battle for a ticket to the semi-finals. The game was full of not only the struggle between the teams, but also controversial decisions by referee Agus Sugiharto.

The referee decided the episode in favor of Aceh United several times, including when a home player deliberately hit an opponent with his head. Despite this, Central Sulawesi led for a long time and played the rest of the game with one man down.

The climax came in injury time. In the 90+6 minute, Sugiharto awarded a penalty to Sulawesi, but Aceh United failed to convert it. However, visiting player Muhammad Saputra could not hold back and punched the referee in the head out of nowhere.

Video of Saputra's punch to the referee:

From the punch, Agus fell to the grass and lost consciousness. The referee hospitalized the referee, and a reserve came on instead. However, he was not inclined towards the guests either.

Even before the end of the regular time, the hosts again received the right to a penalty, which this time was realized. The match went into extra time, but the Central Sulawesi players refused to go out for it, giving the opponent a ticket to continue.