Flares, smoke bombs highlight of Malaysia-Philippines friendly


Fans disrupting the friendly between Malaysia and the Philippines at the Selayang Stadium on March 1, 2014. The match was stopped for eight minutes after flares and smoke bombs were thrown by unruly fans onto the track. The match ended 0-0. – M. AZHAR ARIF / The Star

SELAYANG: The highlight of the international friendly match between Malaysia and the Philippines at the Selayang Stadium was off the pitch.

Referee Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob was forced to stop the match in the 31st minute for eight minutes after flares and smoke bombs were thrown onto the track on Saturday night.

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