Fernando's goal was blown off, the referee checked it for 7 minutes, and the assistant coach was angry and yellow

In the 4th round of the 2024 Chinese Super League, Shandong Taishan played away against Qingdao Manatee. Fernando, who returned from the ban, scored a goal, but after a long look back in slow motion, referee Wang Jing ruled that the goal was invalid, which caused a huge controversy.

In the 37th minute of the game, Shandong Taishan finally broke the goal, Cressan went straight to the plug, Fernando carried Milovic and then burst into the penalty area to score the first goal of the season.

The Qingdao players expressed their dissatisfaction, believing that Fernando was suspected of fouling. The video assistant referee then stepped in and asked the referee to look back in slow motion.

Slow motion shows that when Kanggua broke through with the ball in the front court, he was knocked down by Pato and Liu Yang. Fernando, meanwhile, was also suspected of a foul when he scramble with Milovic.

After a full seven minutes, the referee finally ruled that the goal was invalid, but this time the decision angered the Taishan coaching staff. Subsequently, Cressan was whistled for a foul when the ball was broken in the backcourt, which made Cressan very angry, and the Taishan coaching staff continued to express their dissatisfaction, and the referee showed a yellow card to the assistant coach Taishan, and Cui Kangxi looked angry.