CFA doles out punishment for Rongda chaos

SHANGHAI - The Chinese Football Association on Wednesday fined embattled Chinese League One club Baoding Rongda 100,000 yuan ($14,720) and ordered it to play one match behind closed doors, while its former chairman Meng Yongli was fined 100,000 yuan and banned from involvement in soccer for two years.

Rongda and its fans were infuriated when referee Huang Xiang added seven minutes of injury time at the end of a match it was leading 2-1 against Wuhan Zall last Saturday.

Home players and fans were further riled when Huang awarded Wuhan a debatable penalty in stoppage time, and chaos ensued when the visitor converted the spot-kick to snatch a draw.