On April 24, Beijing time, the Chinese Football Association just released the results of the fourth referee review on its official social account, and the two precedents from the Chinese Super League finally determined that the punishment was correct, but one of the VAR intervention was problematic.
In the 7th round of the Chinese Super League, Chengdu Rongcheng played at home against Shenzhen Xinpeng City, in the 53rd minute of the game, Felipe's shot caused Dugalic to handball. After VAR intervened, the referee on duty found that Dugalic had handballed, awarded a penalty and showed Dugalic a yellow card, resulting in two yellows and one red being sent off.
This penalty sparked a big controversy on the night of the game, and many Shenzhen Xinpeng City fans thought that handball was unwarranted. The difficulty with this decision is that Dugalic is holding his arm, but his arm is more obviously expanding.
The results of the review released by the Football Association found that Dugalic had enlarged his body area when he touched the ball with his elbow, and his arm was not in a normal position, and the referee awarded the penalty correctly. Dugalic also blocked Felipe's shot, and the referee was just right to show a yellow card for Dugalic for blocking a promising attack.
The penalty kick + yellow card became the turning point of this game, Chengdu Rongcheng took advantage of the penalty opportunity to lead the score again, and Shenzhen Xinpeng City, which was sent off, had no power to parry, and finally Chengdu Rongcheng won the game 3-1.
In another game between Beijing Guoan and Qingdao West Coast at home, in the 53rd minute, Haroyang put down Lin Liangming when fighting for the ball, and the referee showed a red card at the first time, and the original verdict was upheld after VAR intervention, and finally Haroyang was sent off, and Qingdao West Coast, which played one less, finally lost 1-4.
Regarding Haroyan's red card penalty, the referee of the Football Association held that although Haroyan's foot did not cause serious stamping or trampling on Lin Liangming, his knee seriously endangered Lin Liangming's safety, and the foul action reached the severity of using excessive force, which was a serious foul, so the red card was correct.
The Football Association also stressed that when VAR communicated with the referee, there were deviations in the scale of the penalty and the focus of the review analysis, and the intervention was wrong.
Since the Football Association has determined that Haroyan's foul is a serious foul, it is likely that he will be suspended for the game. However, as of press time, there is no relevant information on the official website of the Football Association.