In the 6th round of the 2024 Chinese Super League, Changchun Yatai played Chengdu Rongcheng at home. Referee Zhang Lei made a controversial decision and did not award a penalty after five minutes of slow-motion review.
In the 79th minute of the game, Chengdu Rongcheng got a free kick opportunity in front, and after the ball passed into the penalty area, Wei Shihao did not grab the landing point and missed a good opportunity to score.
The video assistant referee then intervened to award the penalty because Lechette and Felipe fell in the box while fighting for position. The video assistant referee asked Zhang Lei to look back in slow motion, and after a full 5 minutes of review, Zhang Lei signaled that there was no penalty, which angered the Chengdu players, including captain Zhou Dingyang, who questioned the decision, and Wei Shihao shook his head repeatedly.
Judging from the slow motion, when fighting for positions in the penalty area, Lechette and Beric pulled each other, and at the last moment, Beric obviously pulled Lechett's shirt. However, Zhang Lei may have thought Berridge's strength was not strong enough to cause Lechett to fall to the ground, so no penalty was awarded.
Dong Lu, a well-known media person, pointed out, "This referee is okay, this psychological quality is okay, if it were me, I would have judged." ”