In the Shanghai derby, Shanghai Shenhua once scored a stunning goal, but it was blown out by referee Fu Ming and the penalty was invalid. This made many Shenhua fans uneasy. So should this goal really be invalidated? Senior international referee Wang Xuezhi reviewed this, and in his opinion, the referee's decision was not a problem, it was very accurate, and the intervention of VAR was also very timely.
Looking back at the situation of the game at that time, in the 4th minute of stoppage time, Shenhua got a corner kick opportunity, the ball came to the penalty area, and then was cleared out of the penalty area. Subsequently, Wang Haijian frantically celebrated the goal, but just when Shenhua fans thought they would get three points, the referee received a VAR reminder that there was a suspicion of interfering with the goalkeeper.
After watching the VAR repeatedly, Fu Ming canceled the goal, Shenhua's 3 points became 1 point, and the players were very disappointed, and many fans thought that Fu Ming was a black whistle.
However, referee expert Wang Xuezhi believes that this is a correct decision, he said, "Shanghai Shenhua's stunner is a beautiful world wave, unfortunately, the offside player did not retreat in time when his companion shot, resulting in himself in an offside position, affecting and interfering with the opposing goalkeeper." VAR intervened in a timely manner and the offside decision was accurate. It should be noted that the assistant referee was well positioned, the timing of the flag was just right, and the referee's response to the signals provided by the assistant referee needed to be improved. ”