Same elbow, different decision. It was a bad callKwon Kyung-won will be exempted after leaving, and Lee Ho-jae will be punished after the fact.
Aug 21, 2025
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The Korea Professional Football Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Federation) held its 10th reward and punishment committee on the 21st and imposed post-recession for FC Anyang Kwon Kyung-won and Jeju Kim Joon-ha, and post-disciplinary measures for FC Seoul Park Soo-il and Pohang Steelers Lee Ho-jae.
The most eye-catching was the mixed joy and sorrow between Kwon Kyung-won and Lee Ho-jae. The match between Anyang and Pohang on the 15th also caused a huge controversy, as it was hidden by the match between Jeonnam and Cheonan, which had the best offside misjudgment ever. At that time, in the 40th minute of the second half, Kwon Kyung-won was directly sent off for hitting the opponent with his arm during the competition with Juningyo. However, the situation was different in the first half of the extra time. Lee Ho-jae hit Kim Jung-hyuk, but the referee warned him. Controversy arose over a completely different decision, with no reference point.
The result was a mistrial. The Korea Football Association's judging committee said Kwon Kyung-won was making the move of opening his arms to block the opponent's attack, but no additional movement appeared to be made to hit the opponent, and that the area where he hit the face was not a hard part such as an elbow and was not subject to the exit. The federation's reward and punishment committee then agreed to reduce the dismissal of Kwon Kyung-won by combining the opinions of the Korea Football Association's judging committee and the federation's technical committee. Kwon Kyung-won was exempted from suspension, fines, and team penalties due to his exit. He will also be able to participate in the next game, the Daejeon Hana Citizen match.
On the other hand, Lee Ho-jae was punished after death. The judging committee said that although Lee Ho-jae appears to have used his elbow to jump, even if he did not intend to hit the opponent with his elbow, he should have taken such action knowing that he was at risk of hitting the opponent in the face, and that the exit was appropriate because of the severe foul of the opponent's face price. The federation's reward and punishment committee decided to impose a two-game suspension on Lee Ho-jae, which is equivalent to the decision to leave, by combining the opinions of the Korea Football Association's judging committee and the federation's technical committee.
A post-mortem reduction was also made for Jeju Kim Jun-ha. In a game against Gangwon FC on the 15th, Kim Jun-ha knocked down his opponent with a tackle during the counterattack. Kim Jun-ha, who received a warning, was sent off due to accumulated warnings. However, as a result of detailed analysis, this was also a misjudgment. The judging committee believes that the opponent's player cannot be considered to have completely brought ownership of the ball, and Kim Jun-ha made a legitimate tackle in a position where he could challenge himself enough. Therefore, it was judged that it was not subject to a warning because it could not be seen as deterring a promising attack opportunity. The exit measures following the second warning against Kim Jun-ha will be reduced, and Kim Jun-ha will be able to play against Daegu FC in the 27th round.
Seoul's Park Soo-il, on the other hand, was disciplined after death. During the Gimcheon Sangmu match on the 17th, Park Soo-il hit the opponent in the face while clearing the ball in the Seoul camp around the 18th minute of the second half. At that time, the referee gave Park Soo-il a warning with a foul declaration, and went through an on-field review, but maintained the original trial. However, the federation explained that the decision to leave was appropriate because the judging committee knew that Park Soo-il was in danger of hitting the opponent in the face in a competition with the opponent, but took a clearing action and actually committed a safety-threatening foul, such as hitting the opponent in the face with a foot. Park Soo-il was suspended for two games, equivalent to the decision to leave. The punishment will be applied from the match against Ulsan HD in the 27th round.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
