In the first round of the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup, the national Olympic team played against the Japanese team. In the 15th minute of the game, Takaya Nishio deliberately elbowed Jia Feifei and was sent off with a red card.
As one of the favorites to win the U23 Asian Cup, the strength of the Japanese team is clearly above the national Olympic team. In the 8th minute, Kaede Yamada made a diagonal pass from the right, and the unmarked Matsuki Jiusheng in the middle of the penalty area took the opportunity to shoot and score, and the Japanese team took the lead.
After taking the lead, Japan won a corner kick in the 15th minute, and after the corner kick, the national Olympic defenders cleared the ball. At this time, Jia Feifei suddenly fell on the lawn, and the slow motion showed that Takaya Nishio deliberately elbowed Jia Feifei.
The video assistant referee then stepped in and asked the referee to look back in slow motion. And after the replay, Australian referee Reibert did not hesitate to show the red card to Takaya Nishio.
Dong Lu analyzed, "If it is a red card, it is joy from the sky, and this foul is much worse than Ronaldo." There was no problem with this red card. In the 21st minute, Japan made a substitution and replaced Rihito Yamamoto with Seiji Kimura.