At 4 pm on February 12, Beijing time, a second round of the 2018/19 AFC qualifiers started at Newcastle International Sports Center. Last week, the Indonesian league champion Pescia Jakarta, who advanced from the first round of qualifying, challenged the Australian League powerhouse Newcastle Jets away. Pescia Jakarta's foreign striker Marko Simici started, but for the 31-year-old Croatian striker, this away trip to Australia is not wonderful. Although Pesciga Jakarta was eventually eliminated by his opponent 1-3, Simichi cannot return to Indonesia with the team...
According to the Australian media Sydney Morning Post, Marco Simichi was arrested by Australian federal police when he arrived at Sydney Airport on Sunday because the 31-year-old Croatian striker was accused of molesting and harassing female passengers on a plane from Bali to Sydney . It is reported that a female passenger on the flight complained to the crew that she had been touched by Simichi unnecessarily.
flight crew immediately submitted a report to the ground authorities, and Australian federal police waited for the plane to arrive at Sydney Airport. Simichi was arrested and taken to the Botney Bay Police Station. He was charged with one unconsensual molestation and an assault on overseas flights and was later released on bail.
local time on Tuesday morning, accompanied by a lawyer, Simichi, wearing a black sportswear and a white T-shirt, appeared in the Downing Centre District Court. Because it takes time to provide evidence, he will be forced to stay in Australia until his next court appearance on April 9. Not long ago at 11:30 a.m., Simici and his lawyer left Downing the Downing Centre in a taxi for Newcastle.
In the end, Marco Simici started as center representative Perciga Jakarta. The winner of this game will advance to the third round of the qualifying round, against the defending champion of the AFC Champions League Kashima Antlers . In the end, Pesciga Jakarta was eliminated by the Newcastle Jets in overtime, but Simici was still unable to return to Indonesia with the team. If the charge is convicted, Simici may also face jail.
Born in 1988, Marko Simici, once represented Croatia U21 in the European Youth Championship qualifiers, and replaced Lazio's midfielder Milan - Badli . His teammates at the time also included Perisic, Rakitic , Vida and Lovren, who participated in 2018 Russia World Cup .
, and Simici has never represented the Croatian adult national team. He has been in 10 years of career with 14 different clubs and joined Pesciga Jakarta in 2018, scoring 18 goals for the club 30 appearances, accounting for 33% of the team's total goals, helping the team win the league championship and qualify for the AFC Champions League qualifiers.
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