The 31st William Jones Cup has been relatively uneventful so far with the traditional Asian powers winning their expected matches. That is until the match between hitherto undefeated Jordan and Iran that degenerated into a bench-emptying brawl where the Jordanians walked off the court and forfeited the match.
A furious Mario Palma, the Portuguese coach of the defending champions ordered his team off the court after a Korean referee called a technical foul on Jamal Abu Shamala who retaliated against Iranian behemoth 7’3” Hamed Ehadadi who landed a vicious elbow on the Jordanian during a rebound scuffle. Shamala retaliated with an elbow of his own. But Ehadadi threw him on the court that brought both benches to the court.
At that point, Jordan was ahead 2-0 with the game just in its infancy. The Iranians were awarded with the win and a score of 20-0 for a 4-1 slate that tied them with Iran, South Korea, and Lebanon.
A furious Mario Palma, the Portuguese coach of the defending champions ordered his team off the court after a Korean referee called a technical foul on Jamal Abu Shamala who retaliated against Iranian behemoth 7’3” Hamed Ehadadi who landed a vicious elbow on the Jordanian during a rebound scuffle. Shamala retaliated with an elbow of his own. But Ehadadi threw him on the court that brought both benches to the court.
At that point, Jordan was ahead 2-0 with the game just in its infancy. The Iranians were awarded with the win and a score of 20-0 for a 4-1 slate that tied them with Iran, South Korea, and Lebanon.
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