On the afternoon of the 16th, KOVO suspended match referee Lee Myung-hee, referee Jeong Yu-yeon, and assistant referee Nam Young-soo for three games each for misreading the IBK Industrial Bank-Hyundai Engineering & Construction video review.
KOVO held an appeal review committee on the 13th and 14th and reviewed the scene. KOVO, which was unable to reach a conclusion on the first day, again requested high-definition broadcast screens from the broadcaster and held another review on the 14th. As a result, the reading was determined to be a misreading.
After completing the review, KOVO bowed its head and said, “We would like to sincerely apologize to the Hyundai Engineering & Construction team, players, and fans for causing great confusion and disappointment by making an error in the reading process.”
“KOVO will continue to seek improvements to reading standards and procedures to prevent the same confusion from recurring in the future,” he said. “In addition, we will continue to provide integrated training for experts and referees.” “We will do our best to prevent similar cases from recurring by establishing video review standards,” he emphasized.