THE Malaysian Hockey Federation (MHF) disciplinary board has slapped Selangor Razak Cup player Rohizan Ramli with a five-year ban after finding him guilty of hitting an umpire.

The incident happened during the Division Two final of the Razak Cup on Aug 9, between Penang and Selangor, which Penang won 3-2.

"The DB, chaired by Datuk G. Vijayanathan, felt that the player went overboard when he slapped an umpire, and then tried to hit him with a hockey stick. That is why he was slapped with a lengthy ban," said MHF secretary Sgt Hashim Yusoff.

The incident happened in the last minute of regulation time, when Selangor's Rohizan Ramli harassed umpire Syed Harun after he blew for a penalty corner.

Syed flashed a yellow card to Rohizan, who then slapped the umpire, and swung his stick which narrowly missed hitting the umpire again.