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Possible bug? Game aborted by server.

Here is the position after my game ended:
lichess.org/f2k97WRmuTQz

I was white and my opponent was black. My first move was 1.e4. After my opponent failed to move for 25 seconds the game ended and the chat window message said, "Game aborted by server." I thought that if my opponent refuses to move after 25 seconds his flag falls and I automatically win the game. If this is not the case for the first move then why is there a countdown clock of 25 seconds for the first move? The other possibility is that there is a bug in the code. Please let me know which is the case. Thanks.
Have you had games where your opponent failed to make a first move and you received a win?
In tournaments you get a win if your opponent fails to move. Outside of tournaments, the game is aborted and doesn't count at all.

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