In the 6th round of the 2024 Chinese Super League, Changchun Yatai played Chengdu Rongcheng at home. In the 64th minute of the game, Beric clashed with Maitijan, and the former was yellow carded.
In the 64th minute of the game, Beric was knocked down in front, but the referee did not give a foul, and Tan Long kicked the ball out of bounds. However, the Rongcheng player launched an attack after throwing the throw-in and did not return the ball to Yatai. Such a move infuriated Berridge, who chased back to half-time and kicked Maitijan down. Maitijiang got up and rushed to Berridge, and the two of them confronted each other.
At least 15 players from both teams clashed and pushed each other, but the referee immediately pushed Beric away and showed him a yellow card so that there was no further clash between the two players. Li Xin, a well-known commentator, said, "You can understand his anger, but the way is wrong." At the time of tee-off, Rongcheng should return the ball to Yatai. ”
At this time, Maitijiang continued to provoke Berridge, while Zhang Yan and Zhou Dingyang hugged Maitijiang tightly. After both sides had calmed down, the video assistant referee stepped in to award the penalty. However, the video assistant referee determined that Berridge's action was not enough for a red card, and Maitijan also escaped punishment.
Perhaps in order to protect Maitijiang, Xu Zhengyuan immediately replaced Maitijiang with Romulo, who had returned from injury. It is worth mentioning that in the battle between Rongcheng and Jinmen Tigers, Xu Zhengyuan also made a substitution at halftime after Wei Shihao had a verbal altercation with fans.