An Indonesian Premier League football player has died after being on the receiving end of an horrific tackle.
Striker Akli Fairuz, who played for the Indonesian club Persiraja, was running towards the opposition's goal in his squad's match against PSAP Sigli, when goalkeeper Agus Rahman sent him to the floor with a disastrous tackle which saw Rahman's boots connecting with Fairuz's abdomen. Medics reportedly gave Fairuz treatment on the pitch before he was substituted by his coach, with him demanding to watch the rest of the match from the sidelines.
However, over the course of the next day Fairuz's condition deteriorated, and it was revealed he had suffered severe internal bleeding as a result of the tackle. Although surgery was performed on him in order to stablise his condition, the results were unsuccessful and Fairuz tragically died in the hospital.
Persiraja announced that an investigation was being held in order to examine the events leading up to Fairuz's death, and it is uncertain whether any punishments will face Rahman and, by extension, PSAP Sigli.
