The event occurred following a game on Saturday night at Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang regency, East Java, in which the Javanese team Arema lost to arch-rivals Persebaya Surabaya. After police shot tear gas into crowds that poured onto the pitch at the conclusion of the domestic league game, panicked spectators died in the crash as they desperately tried to leave the stadium.Police used tear gas to disperse scared spectators after violent fans invaded the pitch. Officers and organizers are currently under fire for the incident, particularly for using tear gas inside the stadium in violation of Fifa regulations. When they rushed to one exit, many individuals were crushed and suffocated, according to Afinta. They exited at one point at the exit, but then there was a buildup, which resulted in oxygen deprivation and shortness of breath.Notably, Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered the suspension of Liga 1 games and urged officials to carefully review football match security. The incidents on Saturday ought to be the final soccer catastrophe in the country, he said.
