Iraqi player apologizes to Chanathip

The brawl broke out after midfielder Chanathip Songkrasin was fouled harshly in Thailand's 0-1 defeat to Iraq in the King's Cup final on September 7.

Iraq's Mohanad Ali caused outrage when he kicked Chanathip in the leg in the final minutes of the match, causing a conflict between the two teams. Many Thai and Iraqi players could not keep calm and rushed at each other, creating an unnecessary scuffle.

After the referee and the coaching staff of both teams intervened, the hot heads on the field were calmed down. According to Thai media, three Iraqi players, Yakob, Amir and Sulaka, approached Chanathip and apologized for Ali's previous bad behavior.

Iraqi players came to apologize to Chanathip.

The Iraq Football Podcast also criticized Ali's foul with the post: "Shocking and hard to justify, especially since this was just a friendly match. On behalf of the player, I apologize to Thailand."

Speaking after the match, Chanathip said: "In my career, I have never suffered such a strong collision. Luckily, it was only a muscle injury, not a ligament injury, but I need to have a closer check. At that time, I was very angry. This is a situation that should not have happened on the field."

Thailand coach Masatada Ishii was also upset when his player was fouled: "The tackle was too rough and lacked sportsmanship . A professional player should not behave like that."

Ali was also the only player to score the only goal to help Iraq defeat Thailand 1-0 and win the King's Cup on September 7.

The moment that sparked the fight in Thailand's match Mohanad Ali's rough tackle on Chanathip Songkrasin made Thai players angry in the 0-1 loss to Iraq in the King's Cup final on the evening of September 7.

Source: https://znews.vn/cau-thu-iraq-xin-loi-chanathip-post1583380.html