The national football team was retaliated against by the South Korean referee? International referee expert: The South Korean referee made a major omission and kicked Dai Weijun in the face with the red card
In the 14th minute of the second round of the Asian Cup group stage match between China and Lebanon on the 17th, Lebanese player Khamis kicked Chinese player Dai Weijun in the face with a high leg in the process of scrambling for the ball. However, the Korean referee on duty, Gao Hengjin, did not make any penalty for Hamis's actions after the whistle determined that the Chinese players were offside. It is understood that although the big screen at the scene played the words "check the red card" as soon as possible after the incident, Gao Hengjin did not receive a prompt from the video assistant referee on duty to start the VAR intervention procedure for this action.
Early in the morning of the 18th local time, a referee expert who has long been involved in the law enforcement work of international football and AFC-sponsored events explained to a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily that although different referees may have different understandings of such situations, Khamis never tightened his legs in the process of kicking Dai Weijun's face. According to FIFA's relevant penalty rules, the player's face and head must be protected. Hamis' foul was a "serious foul" and deserved a red card.
A total of five Korean referees participated in the enforcement of the match between China and Lebanon, including referee Ko Hyung-jin, two assistant referees, video assistant referee Kim Jong-hyuk (VAR) and assistant video assistant referee Kim Hee-kun (AVAR).
Because during the match between South Korea and Pakistan the day before, Chinese referee Ma Ning showed yellow cards to five South Korean team players, including star Son Xingmin, the South Korean team, South Korean fans and the media expressed their dissatisfaction with Ma Ning's law enforcement, and the South Korean media naturally wanted to see how Gao Hengjin and other South Korean referees blew the Chinese team for the game.
Zhang Yuning was the only Chinese team to lead the yellow team in the whole game, so Gao Hengjin's law enforcement was described by some South Korean media as "too lenient". However, in this game, Gao Hengjin made a major omission. In the 14th minute of the game, Lebanon's Khamis raised his left leg high during the scrum, and then his left foot stomped on the face of China's Dai Weijun. Almost at the same time as Khamis flew his legs, Gao Hengjin blew the whistle to signal that the Chinese team was offside. AND SOON THE BIG SCREEN IN THE STADIUM SHOWED THE WORDS "CHECKING RED CARD". What followed was the shouts of "red card, red card" from many fans at the scene.
However, Ko Hyungjin quickly made a gesture to resume the game and did not play against Hamis. To this end, a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily asked an industry expert who has long been involved in international football events, including major Asian football events, to interpret it. The expert first revealed a very important information, that is, the video assistant referee team on duty did not prompt Gao Hengjin to initiate the VAR intervention procedure after viewing the replay of Hamis's action, and they believed that this was not a red card action that could be clearly identified. According to the usual practice, they will not prompt the referee on duty to show a yellow card. According to the relevant rules, once the referee on duty initiates the VAR intervention procedure, the referee will either watch the video replay in person or make a revised decision.
So was there a mistake in Gao Hengjin's decision? The expert replied: "Strictly speaking, a red card should be given. Although a technical foul can be made without penalty after a player is offside, the referee must show a yellow or red card if a physical foul is committed by a player against someone else if it reaches a certain level of severity. Some people may think that the player stretched out his leg to grab the ball, but when he made a move, he had to consider the position of the opposing player, and Khamis could clearly see Dai Weijun at that time. ”
The expert then said that "if the opponent closes his leg in the middle of the action, then he should not be shown a red card." But we can clearly see that the Lebanese players did not deliberately kick their legs outward, but they also confiscated their legs. His kicks were powerful, and he kicked Dai in the face. This action is a serious foul with the nature of endangering the safety of the opponent. ”
According to the usual practice, the AFC Adjudication Committee will summarize the enforcement of the three matches on the previous day, including the China and Lebanon matches, on the 18th local time. It is understood that Khamis kicked Dai Weijun in the face will definitely be mentioned. In any case, such a miscalculation has damaged the competitive interests of the Chinese team.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily, Doha, Qatar Special correspondent Xiao Yun