Do Dong Hyun Fined, Not Allowed To Practice with Team

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East Bengal’s Korean winger Do Dong Hyun fined by team management . Image Source : Xtra Time

Kolkata : East Bengal’s Korean winger Do Dong Hyun was fined today by the team management . The amount of fine though was undisclosed, but according to sources in the club the Korean footballer will have to pay a huge fine . Dong’s on field behavior yesterday during the I League match against Aizawl FC at Barasat invited such punishment. Dong expressed his dissent on being replaced  by the Red and Gold coach . The Korean made way for Joaquim in the 60th minutes.  Unhappy with the decision , he  he kicked a bottle kept on the sidelines and headed towards the dressing room. He was not even ready to sit in the dugout. When an East Bengal official tried to stop him from going to the dressing room he did not listen. East Bengal technical manager Alvito had to intervene and tried to pacify Dong .

Dong was not allowed to train with his teammates today during the optional practice at the club ground . According to the team management the footballer have to sign an unconditional apology for his act on Friday , before  being allowed to train with the team . The East Bengal team management headed by chief coach Biswajit Bhattacharya , assistant coaches Sammy Omollo , Sanjay Majhi and Debjit Ghosh sat down at the club to discuss on the issue . The team manager Alvito D’Counha and senior footballers like Ranty Martins , Mehtab Hossain was also present in the meeting . It was unanimously decided to impose a fine on Dong .

According to a senior club official , “ Let the team management officially inform us about the incident , we will then take a call . Discipline amongst the footballers is a top priority at East Bengal and we will not give in to any indiscipline.”

Dong , who have had a string of bad performances in recent matches have come in for a lot of criticism . Ever since the Korean’s superb free kick against arch rivals Mohun Bagan  that helped the Red and Gold win a hexa Kolkata League title , his performance graph have been on a downward slide .

Senior footballer Mehtab Hossain was sympathetic about his team mate “ See every footballer passes through a bad phase . May be it was an act of sheer frustration from him , as he wanted to do well with the team .”

The Korean footballer cannot be reached for his comment but it goes to be seen whether he will be allowed to train with his team mates or not . It is up to the club officials to decide on what action to be taken against Dong .