Anyang Halla forfeits a game

The new season has just begun for the Asia League, and already there is already controversy with more potential trouble brewing (maybe).

The issue is Anyang Halla forfeiting their game against High1 in only the second game of the season after High1 scored an apparently controversial goal late in what must’ve been an entertaining match up to that point. But the Halla coach disputed this goal and refused to continue with the game, thus forfeiting the game. 3 points for a regulation win will be awarded to High1, and all individual records from the game will not be counted. The finalized decision will come from the rules committee of Asia League on a later date. (Loosely translated and added more facts to the last paragraph from this AL press release covering Sunday’s actions which briefly exlains the forfeited game. Looking at the game sheet the 59:59 goal was an empty netter, and Halla coach received a delay of game penalty at 60:00 presumably for not putting his team back on the ice, so it’s anyone’s guess as to what actually transpired, we’ll need some solid firsthand information from the rink.)

The original brief explanation on the forfeited game in the press release:

■「High1 対 アニャンハルラ」　高陽アイスリンク/韓国

この試合は、試合終了間際のHigh1 のゴールを巡り、ハルラが試合続行を拒否したため、没収試合となりました。

High1 を勝利扱いとなります。個人記録は全て無効です。

審議委員会の競技結果等は後日、お知らせいたします。