It is worthy of you! Ma Ning dared to award three penalties in the Asian Cup final!
On February 11, Beijing time, in the Asian Cup final, Qatar played against Jordan, and Ma Ning, who made history, awarded three penalties, and his excellent refereeing work was recognized.
Ma Ning has been a referee since university, began to blow the Chinese Super League in 2010, and became an international referee in 2011. So far, he is known as a "big heart" and "card master", and has a lot of experience, serving as the referee of the second leg of the 2023 AFC Champions League final, as well as the U23 Asian Cup, the 2019 U17 World Cup and other events, and also served as the fourth official in the Club World Cup final.
In this Asian Cup, Ma Ning's performance is quite good, South Korea VS Bahrain sentenced Son Xingmin to fake a fall to show a yellow card, the penalty kick of the foul in the penalty area of the Palestinian player Saleh in the 1/8 finals, and the penalty awarded to Iran to beat Japan in the 1/4 finals have been recognized by the AFC Referee Committee, so he has also become the first Chinese referee in history to serve as the referee of the Asian Cup final.
In the final, Ma Ning's most eye-catching performance was the penalty kick. The first penalty in the 22nd minute was very decisive. The second penalty in the 73rd minute, after being prompted by VAR referee Fu Ming, went to the sidelines to watch the replay, and the award was also no problem.
In stoppage time, Afif was brought down after a one-handed cross, and after Manin watched the VAR again, a penalty was awarded! In the end, Afif scored a hat-trick from the penalty!
In addition, Manin also showed five yellow cards, four of which were given to Jordan, but after the VAR prompt, Yazan was not shown a red card. Overall, his performance in the final was unanimously recognized and praised for his calm performance, proper penalty judgment, and effective control of the game.
In the 2022 World Cup, Ma Ning served as the fourth official for six games, which marked the first appearance of Chinese referees in the World Cup in 20 years. So in the World Cup two years from now, will he be able to become the referee?