At 19:35 on the evening of April 26, Beijing time, Shanghai Port challenged Cangzhou Lions away, and with Wu Lei's goal in the second half, Shanghai Port defeated Cangzhou Lions 1-0 away. With the victory of this game, Shanghai Port ushered in three consecutive wins since the start of the season, Wu Lei contributed 2 goals, 2 assists and 4 goals in three games, which is amazing, no less than a foreign aid. It is worth mentioning that in the first half of the game, Oscar was fouled in handball in the penalty area, referee Mai Mai Tijiang has determined to award a penalty, VAR video assistant referee Liu Zhao intervened and canceled the penalty, which became a major focus of public opinion after the game.
So, did Oscar commit a handball foul in his own penalty area? Is this a misjudgment by the referee or a fair penalty, please read on!
In the 12th minute of the first half of the game, the Cangzhou Lions sitting at home won a free kick opportunity in front, and the local player took the free kick by Mo Xuchen, and his shot, at the moment when Mo Xuchen raised his foot to shoot, Oscar, who acted as a human wall in the Bendang penalty area, jumped on the spot at this time, and Oscar's arm touched the ball.
The referee Mai Mai Tijiang, who was standing not far away, immediately determined that Oscar had fouled a handball in the penalty area and awarded a penalty to the Cangzhou Lions. Coincidentally, at this time, VAR video assistant referee Liu Zhao communicated with referee Mai Mai Tijiang through the headset, reminding Mai Mai Tijiang that for the sake of caution, it was best to go to the sidelines to watch the video replay before making a judgment.
Just now, Mai Mai Tijiang was still full of confidence, hearing Liu Zhao's reminder, he finally decided to watch the video playback on the sidelines, in case something went wrong, he couldn't afford it. As a result, Maimetijan came to the sidelines to watch the VAR video replay, and according to the video replay from the front, Oscar's arms were close to the torso, and Maimetijan changed the original penalty and canceled the penalty.
But the problem is that from another point of view in the game video replay, Oscar first tightened his arms, but then spread his arms and touched the ball. If judged by this video replay, Oscar is indeed a handball in the box, and a penalty should be awarded. In other words, Oscar escaped, and Shanghai Port escaped.
If the Cangzhou Lions get a penalty opportunity not long after the start of the first half, once the penalty hits, the trend of the game will be very different! Look at the second half of the game, Cangzhou Lions almost formed a siege of Shanghai Port, fortunately Cangzhou Lions have no big-name foreign aid, no international level local players, otherwise, Shanghai Port must be burst!