A frustrated supporter of the Indonesian national side was angered by the teams performance against Oman that he ran on to the pitch, dribbled the ball into the opposing box and had a shot on goal.
The action of the fan was cheered on by many fans in the stadium and on video sharing sites but the fan named as Hendri Mulyadi, 25, did apologise later.
After the match on Wednesday which Oman won 2-1 Mulyadi was quoted as telling Kompas.com “I apologise to the football fans across Indonesia for what I’ve done,”
He picked up the ball deep in Oman’s half late in the game and showed a neat turn of pace to take it into the box but the goalkeeper blocked his effort.
A policeman, who had visibly struggled to keep up with the bare-footed fan, eventually caught up, put him in a headlock and dragged him away.
[media id=91 width=610 height=340]Indonesia’s loss in Jakarta’s national stadium in front of more than 40,000 spectators stopped the home side from reaching the final round of the Asian Cup for the first time since 1992.
“I was very disappointed with the Indonesian national team. They never win. It’s either lose or draw,” Mulyadi said.
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