There was a suspected misjudgment in the Chinese Super League relegation play-offs played today. In the first leg of the zhejiang team and Qingdao team, the former international goalkeeper Gu Chao tripped Qingdao player Wang Hao in the process of saving the ball in the penalty area, but the referee Ma Li signaled the game to continue after passing with the VAR video assistant referee, and Gu Chao luckily escaped.
The match went on in the 67th minute, when Qingdao, who was 0-1 behind, had just made a substitution, and soon, the team that ranked last in the Chinese Super League this season saw a great opportunity to equalize.
Around the 70th minute, Qingdao team played a match, Wang Hao inserted into the Zhejiang team's penalty area, and took the lead in kicking the ball away before the opponent goalkeeper Gu Chao pounced.
(Above) Only to see Gu Chao's hands pounce on Wang Hao's ankles, who fell to the ground in response. After the suspected penalty appeared, the referee Ma Li also communicated with the VAR video assistant referee for the first time.
At this time, the director also lost no time in playing the VAR dynamic picture, and judging from the repeated playback footage, it was true that Gu Chao of the former guomen pounced on the opponent.
Seeing that the referee did not have the intention of awarding a penalty, the members of the Qingdao coaching team loudly expressed their objections, and the result was not only that their own penalty was not awarded, but also ate a piece of yellow gemstone.
In the end, Ma Li did not award this penalty, and he did not go to the sidelines to watch the VAR video replay, so he made this decision directly.
In the live broadcast, some commentators expressed different views, believing that Gu Chao's foul should be awarded a penalty. Ma Li's penalty also caused the Qingdao coach to not understand, and on the sidelines, he used applause to express his dissatisfaction.
This penalty is not judged, is it a misjudgment? Is there the latest interpretation of the rules? It's hard to read.
In this game, the final result was: the Zhejiang team that escaped the disaster won 1-0 against Qingdao. In the second leg, Zhejiang team only needs to draw to achieve the dream of many years - promotion.
Gu Chao was the main goalkeeper of the Chinese Super League champion Jiangsu team last year, and after the jiangsu team was disbanded, he joined the Zhejiang team that aimed to rush to the top. At the beginning of the season, Zhejiang was considered to be one of the most powerful Chinese League A teams, but after one season of playing, it did not get a direct overtaking place.
This play-off match is the last hope of Zhejiang team to surpass. Fortunately, their opponent is Qingdao, who is the bottom of the Chinese Super League, and the Qingdao team, which was owed wages, fought weakly and performed average in the second stage of the competition.
It is precisely for this reason that the Zhejiang team is also more optimistic, but from the perspective of the game process, the Zhejiang team does not have an absolute advantage. Judging from the technical statistics after the game (below), the advantages of the Zhejiang team are mainly reflected in the shooting.
From the perspective of the whole game, if it is not the referee's side, Zhejiang team is likely to be equalized by Qingdao team. And this penalty, if it eventually leads to the relegation of qingdao team, I am afraid it will be another endless storm.