Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary Committee decided on Friday to forfeit the cancelled matches between Ahli Al Khalil (PLE) vs Al Jaish (SYR) and Al Dharia (PLE) vs Al Wahda (SYR) in the AFC Cup.
The fixtures between the two Syrian and Palestinian clubs, scheduled to be played on May 3 or 4, 2016 and May 11, 2016 respectively, did not take place, as the Palestinian clubs were not able to secure a neutral venue for each match.
The Disciplinary Committee ruled that Ahli Al Khalil and Al Dharia were responsible for causing the cancellation of the matches. Both were fined and the fixtures forfeited, with the opposing teams, Al Jaish (pictured) and Al Wahda, awarded a 3-0 victory in both cases, as determined by the AFC Disciplinary Code.
In a separate decision, the AFC Disciplinary Committee ruled today that JSW Bengaluru FC (IND) head coach, Ashley Westwood, is suspended for the team’s next four matches, as a result of using offensive and abusive language towards the referee during the team’s AFC Cup match against Lao Toyota FC (LAO) on April 27, 2016. The four-match suspension includes the automatic one-match suspension arising from his expulsion from the match.
Westwood will serve the suspensions in the following AFC Cup 2016 matches: Johor Darul Ta’zim (MAS) vs JSW Bengaluru FC on May 11 (automatic suspension) and Kitchee (HKG) vs JSW Bengaluru FC on May 25, 2016.
The remaining two matches will be served in a future AFC club competition, as stipulated by the AFC Disciplinary Code.
Finally, Pakhtakor (UZB) player Kilichev Oybek was suspended for two matches, including the one-match automatic suspension, after being sent off in the AFC Champions League match between Pakhtakor and Al Jazira (UAE) on May 3, 2016. The suspension will be served in a future AFC competition.
Both Westwood and Oybek also received a fine.
Please see the decisions of the AFC Disciplinary Committee here.
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