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| Indonesian footballer in hot water after punching referee | Indonesian footballer in hot water after punching referee |
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| Pieter Rumaropen could face heavy punishment after punching a referee in the face during a Super League match in Indonesia last weekend. | Pieter Rumaropen could face heavy punishment after punching a referee in the face during a Super League match in Indonesia last weekend. |
| Rumaropen's side, Persiwa Wamena, were level at 1-1 with Pelita Bandung Raya on Sunday when the referee Muhaimin awarded a penalty to Pelita with eight minutes left on the clock. | Rumaropen's side, Persiwa Wamena, were level at 1-1 with Pelita Bandung Raya on Sunday when the referee Muhaimin awarded a penalty to Pelita with eight minutes left on the clock. |
| Video replays of the incident showed Rumaropen running up behind Muhaimin and landing a swinging left hook on the referee, who had to be admitted to a hospital due to excessive bleeding from his nose. | Video replays of the incident showed Rumaropen running up behind Muhaimin and landing a swinging left hook on the referee, who had to be admitted to a hospital due to excessive bleeding from his nose. |
| The match was held up for 15 minutes before a replacement official took over and showed Rumaropen a red card. "The case has been forwarded to the disciplinary committee," Karim said. "There will be an extra penalty as well as the red card." | The match was held up for 15 minutes before a replacement official took over and showed Rumaropen a red card. "The case has been forwarded to the disciplinary committee," Karim said. "There will be an extra penalty as well as the red card." |
| Persiwa, currently seventh in the 18-team league, lost 2-1 after their opponents converted the penalty. They had also seen their defender Ricardo Roberto sent off in the first half of the match. |