Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Disciplinary Committee convened on Thursday March 12 to deliberate on disciplinary cases in AFC club competitions and one carry-over matter from the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015. The decisions are listed below. Based on Article 118 of the AFC Disciplinary Code these decisions cannot be appealed.
AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015
Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf (IRQ) received a red card in the third-place play-off match Iraq vs. United Arab Emirates on 30 January 2015 for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity. Pursuant to Article 48.1 of the AFC Disciplinary Code he is suspended for one match, and this suspension is valid for Iraq’s next official match.
In addition, Mr Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf was ordered by the AFC Disciplinary Committee to pay a fine of USD2,000. Any player who received a direct red card at the AFC Asian Cup was also sanctioned with an automatic additional fine.
AFC Champions League
Beijing Guoan (CHN) player Erton Fejzullahu received a red card in the match Brisbane Roar (AUS) vs. Beijing Guoan (CHN) on 25 February 2015. He will be suspended for his club’s next two AFC Champions League matches: Beijing Guoan (CHN) vs. Suwon Samsung FC (KOR) on March 4 (automatic suspension, already served) and Beijing Guoan (CHN) vs. Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) on March 17.
Al Wahda (UAE) players Hermach Adil and Damian Rodrigo Diaz were sent off in the Al Wahda (UAE) vs. Al Sadd (QAT) ACL play-off match on 17 February 2015. They were both suspended for one match and their automatic suspension was served in their subsequent official match for the club in the national league.