In the match between Japan and South Korea on December 2, a dispute arose over the lineup table of the South Korea team. In the tournament, teams were obliged to submit a starting players table 1 hour before a game begin. Managers have made a consensus to change players if unexpected injuries were happen, which are commonly accepted in the international baseball games. Despite these arrangements, the South Korea manager
Kim Kyung-Moon drastically changed his starting players immediately before the game, including a
starting pitcher and this substitution clearly advantaged the South Korea team. Japanese manager
Senichi Hoshino requested an explanation but his appeal to an umpire was turned down. After the game was over, which resulted a Japanese win, Hoshino made comments critical of South Korean acts as
ungentlemanly conduct. Japanese team officially submitted a protest note to the South Korea team and the
International Baseball Federation (IBAF). John C. Ostermeyer, secretary general of IBAF, acknowledged this appeal and announced that IBAF express regret at the South Korea team and plan to change regulations at a meeting held in January 2008. ==See also==