The focus of the 8 rounds of the Chinese Super League is the derby between Shenhua and Harbour. The two teams currently sit in the top three of the table and the outcome of this game will affect the final outcome of the league title race. On the other hand, as a sworn enemy in the same city, the battle for the boss of Shanghai Tang is also destined to be a fierce collision between Mars and the Earth. Both Shenhua and Harbour hope to win the derby and build confidence for the team's upcoming games.
However, it backfired, and the ups and downs of the game ended in a draw. Neither side was too happy with the draw, especially with league leaders Shanghai Shenhua, who were even hopeful of a stoppage-time winner. Wang Haijian, who came on as a substitute, scored a shocking ultra-long-distance world wave outside the penalty area, but the referee on duty Fu Ming determined that Yu Hanchao was in an offside position at the moment of the shot after watching the VAR replay, and ruled that the goal was invalid. In the end, Shenhua's countdown goal was stifled by Fu Ming.
This draw also made Shenhua, who is at the top of the standings, very regrettable to miss out on continuing to expand the lead in the standings. After the game, the referee's penalty scale caused strong dissatisfaction among Shenhua fans. For the league leader to be punished many times, the Shenhua club also attaches great importance to it, hoping to get a reasonable explanation from the Football Association. After all, the team's unremitting efforts and the wonderful goals that fought until the final stoppage time were finally stifled by the referee, which was an unacceptable result for the Shenhua team.
According to the authoritative domestic media "Oriental Sports Daily", Shenhua Club has officially taken action to file a complaint with the Football Association against Wang Haijian's goal. It is reported that the core suspicion of Shenhua Club's appeal is whether Yu Hanchao interfered and whether the penalty standard was not unified. First of all, the moment Wang Haijian shot the goal, the opponent's goalkeeper Yan Junling had already made an instantaneous reaction to make a save, and the scene of Yu Hanchao interfering with the goalkeeper was not established.
On the other hand, Shenhua suffered a similar unfair blow. In the 6th round of the Chinese Super League, the Beijing-Shanghai battle drew 1-1, in which Zhang Yuning's goal, Fang Hao was also in a suspected offside position to interfere with the goalkeeper, but at that time, even VAR did not intervene, and the referee ruled that the goal was valid.
Almost the same offside suspicion, but the penalty standards of the Super League are worlds apart. And it happens that both times Shenhua is the one who suffers losses. Two controversial draws cost Shenhua the chance to take all three points.
At present, Shenhua has filed an appeal within the 24-hour period stipulated by the Football Association, and the referee department of the Football Association will formally accept the appeal within 24 hours after receiving the appeal materials, and give a reply within 72 hours after the end of the game. Although it is difficult to change the result of the game according to the regulations, what Shenhua needs is a fair and just competition environment. I hope to get a fair statement from the Football Association. So once the Football Association determines that there is a technical error in Fu Ming's punishment, will the Football Association take action to punish Fu Ming to a certain extent? I believe that Fu Ming will regret his mistake after the game.