What seems to be pretty poor is the media witch-hunt towards him... he lost his rag, launched the ball, and it was an accident, i'm sure he regrets it...
Yet the media seem happy to turn a blind eye to high-profile drug cheats in athletics and cycling, and put footballers on a pedestal who openly cheat to gain an advantage.
It was a spur of the moment reaction from anger and frustration of a top sportsmen who is massively competitive. You can tell it was never his intention to hit them and he was clearly apologetic instantly.
The rules stated he had to be disqualified but it shouldn't be taken as a means of character assassination.