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SCMP Reporter

Golden right-winger Loh Wai-chi escaped heavy punishment from the Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) last night after he was accused of threatening referee Ng Yim-kin.

  Ng accused Loh of making threats after Golden's 4-3 defeat by South China on January 16 at the Hong Kong Stadium.

  Loh was found guilty by the HKFA disciplinary committee and was put on probation for three matches.

  Golden spokesman Kong Kwok-wing conceded that the committee had been lenient.

  'Since they found Loh guilty, and his disciplinary record is bad, we expected a heavier punishment,' said Kong.

  Loh was suspended for three games in March 1995 for pushing the same referee during a Senior Shield semi-final when Loh played for South China.

  Committee member Ken Ng commented: 'This is a warning to Loh. We hope he will not commit such offences again.'   Instant-Dict forward Tim Bredbury, however, was not so lucky.

  The Hong Kong international forward was given a one-match suspension after he was sent off for verbally abusing linesman Cheung Chung-ping during a match against the Caroliners on January 19.

  Six other First Division players were suspended for one match each. They were Instant-Dict's Dimitri Kalkanov, How Yiu-pun from Uhlsport-Rangers, Neil Armour, Yeung Ching-kwong and Wong Chung-ming from Eastern, and Happy Valley defender Toplica Popovic.

  Meanwhile, Swiss flying winger Kubilay Turkyilmaz, who was injured during a friendly game last week, has withdrawn from Friday's Carlsberg Cup.

  He will be replaced by Frederic Chassot of FC Sion.



Let-off for Loh after referee threatened