Jia Feifei was elbowed, the female referee gave her strength, and Japan's main central defender was sent off
On April 16, Beijing time, in the first round of the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup, the National Olympic Games conceded a goal in the opening 8 minutes, but the Japanese National Olympic Games were sent off with a direct red card!
In this game, the Chinese National Olympic Games got off to a bad start, in the 8th minute, Yamada Kaede crossed from the right, and Matsumoto Jiusheng grabbed a point in front of the goal, falling behind 0-1!
However, in the 17th minute, No. 10 Jia Feifei of the National Olympic Games was elbowed by Japanese central defender Takaya Nishio behind him and fell to the ground!
The match was officiated by a team of female referees, who officiated by Australian female referee Cathy Reibelt, who officiated at the 2022 Men's World Cup. Australian referee Joanna Charaktis and Kyrgyzstan referee Ramina Zoui served as the first and second assistant referees respectively, and the VAR referee was Australian referee Katherine Yatsevich.
Female referee Cathy Reibelte immediately stopped the game, went to the sidelines to watch the VAR, and then returned to the field, showing a direct red card, and sent off Takaya Nishio!