Franko Andrijasevic (right) of Zhejiang vies with Lyu Peng of Dalian Pro during their 2022 season Chinese Football Association Super League match in Haikou, South China's Hainan province, July 6, 2022. (YANG GUANYU / XINHUA)

BEIJING - Dalian Pro have been adjudicated to lose their Chinese Super League game against Guangzhou City played last month as they momentarily failed to field an under 23 player in that tie.

Dalian Pro were slapped on the penalty as they contravened a league policy that demands all the CSL teams should keep at least one U-23 player on the field throughout their matches

According to a statement released by the Chinese Football Association on Wednesday, Dalian Pro were slapped on the penalty as they contravened a league policy that demands all the CSL teams should keep at least one U-23 player on the field throughout their matches.

The Dalian side originally won that game, held on June 8th, 2-0, but they made a fatal mistake in the 68th minute when they took off Huang Jiahui, their only U-23 player on the field then.

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One minute later, they brought on two U-23 players. The one-minute lapse turned out to cost them the win.

"The match is treated as Dalian Pro losing by default," said the Chinese Football Association in the statement.