Three Jeju United players were banned after this brawl. Photo: Screengrab.
Three Jeju United players from Korea were suspended for up to six months on Friday after an AFC Champions League knock-out game against Urawa Red Diamonds descended into violence.
Cho Yong-Hyung was banned for six months and fined $20,000 for pushing the referee after he was sent off in the last-16 game on May 31, which ended in a mass brawl.
Unused substitute Baek Dong-Gyu was banned for three months after he leapt off the bench and elbowed Urawa captain Yuki Abe in the face.
Kweon Han-Jin was also suspended for two games and fined $1,000 for hitting an opponent in the face, the Asian Football Confederation’s disciplinary body announced.
The match finished with ugly scenes as melees broke out around the pitch and Jeju players chased a rival from Urawa into the tunnel.
Japan’s Urawa had come from 2-0 down in the first leg to win the return fixture 3-0, scoring the crucial goal in extra time to edge out their Korean rivals.
Jeju United were fined $40,000 and Urawa Red Diamonds were slapped with a $20,000 as their officials were involved in the brawl.
AFC said it has a “zero tolerance policy on abuse towards match officials”.
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