The 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games is well underway in Kuala Lumpur.
On Aug. 23, the Singapore women's hockey team played against Malaysia. Unfortunately, the Singapore team lost to their opponents 0-5.
Bad foul
However, that wasn't what got players and spectators riled.
Caught on the telecast, which is available on YouTube, was a display of poor sportswomanship by a Malaysian player:
In it, the Malaysian player can be seen pivoting her hockey stick towards her back, ending with a sharp smack to her opponent's face.
You can watch the scene below for context. The incident occurs at the 1:05:42 mark.
Or here:
[related_story]Bad foul
In the Facebook post about the incident, viewers were outraged by the "foul" and called for the player to be banned.
However, if you watched the clip further, the Malaysian player went back to check if her opponent was okay.
The commentator also attributed the "accident" to "both players running into each other, (and) not watching each other".
There was no foul issued by the referee as well.
The Games will conclude on Aug. 30.
Update:
Both sides made up at the end of the match:
Top image via YouTube
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