On Tuesday, the review team of the referee committee of the Chinese Football Association announced the results of the fifth phase of the referee review work, and in the 8th round of Beijing Guoan's video assistant referee against the Zhejiang team, Ma Ning was confirmed to have made a wrong judgment, which also made him bombarded by the media.
In the 86th minute of Guoan's match against Zhejiang, Yang Liyu and Leonardo both fell to the ground after scrambling in the penalty area, and the referee did not award a penalty. Subsequently, Ma Ning, who served as the video assistant referee, intervened to award the penalty, and the referee reviewed the slow motion and awarded a penalty.
The review team finally determined that Ma Ning and the referee's decision was wrong, "Zhejiang team No. 45 player fouled first during the scramble, and the subsequent action of Beijing Guoan team player No. 17 should not be regarded as a foul, and the referee's decision to change the penalty was wrong; ”
The question is why Ma Ning, as an international referee who has blown the Asian Cup final, insisted on intervening in the penalty after the referee did not award a penalty and made a wrong judgment.
Media person Zhao Yu pointed out, "Even if you are not a professional, by watching the slow-motion replay, you feel that this penalty is very far-fetched." The VAR referee should be full of experts in that room, why did he make such a mistake? Whether it was a decision made by Ma Ning or not, I think such a judgment is a result of overconfidence and self-determination. ”
"The VAR intervention principle corrects clear and obvious wrongdoings, and we are now using them here, regardless of whether they are obvious or not. ”
Yong Fangfang also said, "I still have a question, the camera explained so clearly at that time, since the VAR intervention was wrong, then the referee carefully watched it, why would he deny himself and make a change of judgment?"
Media person Yang Tianying said, "Is it difficult to judge that ball? Is it difficult? 99% of fans know that it was a wrong judgment as long as you have a correct mentality and have watched three football games! A bunch of TVs, a bunch of slow motion, and a bunch of shots from various angles, can you still watch it wrong? Today's VAR referee is the same, be a person who is a little helpful to Chinese football!"