In a focus battle in The first round of the African Cup of Nations group stage round F that ended on the evening of January 12, Beijing time, Mali, ranked 53rd in the world, defeated the world-ranked Tunisia 1-0.
Both teams did not achieve anything in the first half, and in the second half, the game can be described as full of plot. Just after the opening, the Tunisian defender fouled a handball in the penalty area and the referee took a penalty! Mali's Coney scored a penalty to help the team take the lead! In the 74th minute, Tunisia had a good chance to equalize, Khazri shot at the palm of the Mali defender, and the referee went to the sideline to watch VAR and confirmed the penalty. But Khazri's own penalty was saved by the Malian goalkeeper.
In the 89th minute, Mali substitute Tourene was sent off with a red card for pedaling, and the referee went to the sideline to watch the replay confirming the decision. Supposedly, there were 2 penalties and 1 red card in the half, the referee went to the sideline three times to watch the VAR, and the player fell to the ground and was treated for injuries, and the stoppage time of this game should not be short.
But surprisingly, in the 89th minute of the game, the referee on duty blew the final whistle in advance. This also triggered a strong dissatisfaction from the Tunisian team, which was behind the score, and the Tunisian coaching team rushed to the field to protest. But the referee on duty put his hand behind his back and ignored the protests of the Tunisian coaching staff. In fact, referee Janny Sikazwe blew the final whistle once in the 85th minute, and then blew the final whistle again in the 89th minute.
Seeing such an outrageous scene, many netizens have complained: "I have the honor to see such a fake ball game for the first time!" "The referee bought how much ah, panic into this!" "Is there an official explanation for this?" FIFA doesn't investigate? This is the Africa Cup of Nations! Is it really so blatant? ”