Japanese Olympic women’s hockey team forward Rui Ukita, who scored her team’s goal in a 2-1 loss to Sweden on Saturday, has been suspended from the Olympic tournament for one game.

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Her suspension was as a result of her act of making a kicking motion at a Swedish player, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) said on Sunday.

The incident occurred with less than a minute to play in Saturday’s game, when Ukita was knocked to the ice in front of the Swedish bench.

IT happened during a battle for the puck with Sweden’s Annie Svedin, the IIHF said on its website.

Ukita then made a kicking motion at Svedin’s lower body.

The IIHF’s disciplinary panel determined the kicking motion was a clear leg movement made toward Svedin.

The panel did not believe there was intent to injure but the action remains a rule violation subject to suspension.

As a result Ukita will miss Monday’s preliminary-round game against Switzerland.

Ukita scored late in the second period in the tournament’s opening game, tying the score at 1-1. Sweden got the winner early in the third period.