The match took place on 9.2 with a 5-1 victory towards Hong Kong (China).
The match was full of intense with many consecutive fouls from both sides. Despite the review, the referees still decided to let the two teams shook hands after the match. This has led to a scuffle between the player of the two sides right after the match ended.
While the players shook hands, a Turkmenistan player suddenly punched the hat of a Hong Kong player (China), causing him to fall to the ground. After that, the Turkmenistan players continued to attack, with 3 players in this squad involved in the scuffle including Erkin Kakabayev, Arslan Geldimyradov and Begench Dovletmyradov.
The Sports Federation and the Hong Kong Olympic Committee (China) have strongly condemned this violent action, and informed three injured Hong Kong players.
The leader of Hong Kong (China) attended the Asian Winter Sports Festival, Mr. Ho Kit-fung, quickly contacted the hockey federation on international ice and the Asian Olympic Council to request a processing Discipline for Turkmenistan team, and proposed to suspend the team of Turkmenistan hockey.
With a 5-1 victory, Hong Kong (China) won 3 wins in Group C and entered the quarterfinals, where they would meet Kyrgyzstan. Meanwhile, Turkmenistan is only 2nd with 3 points and eliminated.
