Pahang
and Kelantan may have to fork out a heavy price for the damages to the Shah Alam
Stadium.
For
the two teams will see a cut in their share of the gate collection once the
Football association of Malaysia and the Shah Alam Stadium Board have completed
assessing the damage done after Sunday’s cup final.
FAM
Secretary General Dato Hamidin Mohd Amin said that once the damage is
ascertained, the two teams would have to pay for it.
“We
segregated the fans and hence we will assess the damages based on where their
fans were seated,” said Hamidin.
“One
thing we know for certain is that a gate was damaged and all other aspects are
being jointly assessed by FAM and the Stadium authorities.”
Hamidin
also clarified on the absence of the 5,000 seats buffer zone as raised by
Mailsports.
“There
was barbed wire separating the fans from both teams and there was also strong
police presence,” clarified Hamidin.
“Thus
we did away with the plan of the buffer zone so as to ensure more seats were
made available.
“It
is not a question of selling more seats but to be fair to fans as well. There
are two sides to this argument and one has to understand our predicament as
well.”
Hamidin
admitted there were several shortcomings to several aspects, including the
security on the pitch where scores of unauthorized people made their way to the
track after the trophy presentation.
“These
are matters we have already identified and will rectify in the future. Infact I
already had one post mortem and the second one will be done once we view the
recording of the final,” added Hamidin.
