The five players, who were expelled in Monday's Group D quarterfinal
league encounter between Mizoram and Tamil Nadu for violence in the
Santosh Trophy, have been referred to the All India Football Federation
disciplinary committee.
The five players — Mizoram's Lalchhawnkima, Lalrinfela and F. Lalrinpuia
and Tamil Nadu's V.R. Murugappan and R. Naveen Kumar who were
red-carded by Tripura referee Satyajit Debray — were handed a one-match
suspension by the preliminary enquiry committee constituting match
commissioner A.K. Mamukoya and referee assessor R.D. Sow.
The respective team coaches and managers were also present in the
hearing, where the expelled players tendered unconditional apology for
their behaviour.
After ordering the one-match ban for each of the players, the enquiry committee has sent its reports and findings to the AIFF.
The disciplinary committee of the AIFF is expected to meet in a couple
of days where it will decide on further action against the players on
merit of their offense.
It was made known that the AIFF has received video footage of the violence apart from the reports of the match officials.
While Mizoram has bowed out of the tournament, Tamil Nadu is in with a
good chance of qualifying to the semifinals. Hence, the disciplinary
committee meeting will be convened soon, said an AIFF official.