In the 10th round of the 2024 Chinese Super League, Beijing Guoan played Chengdu Rongcheng at home. Mai Mai Tijiang, who served as the referee of this game, made controversial decisions twice, especially Li Ke, who trampled on the opponent, and escaped the penalty, which caused huge controversy.
In the 24th minute of the game, Li Ke kicked his right foot directly on Gan Chao's right foot during the scramble. Surprisingly, Maimaitijan did not show Li Ke a red card. After the video assistant referee intervened, Maimaitijiang only gave Li Ke a verbal warning.
The famous reporter Feng Zhen pointed out, "Li Ke didn't get a yellow card for this foul, and the referee is a super net." Media person Ao Ming said, "Suarez should be decisively replaced, Li Ke quickly replaced, it's too dangerous, and if you continue to play, you will have one less person." ”
Maimaitijiang's penalty sparked heated discussions among fans, with some fans saying, "Even if this kind of ball does not cause great damage, it is within a reasonable range to give a red card." Some fans said, "Last year's golden whistle and a clear stream have also gone with the flow"
It wasn't the only controversial first-half decision made by Maimaitijan, as Fabio scored from a corner in first-half stoppage time. The video assistant referee then intervened to make a decision, but the goal was valid.
In fact, the corner won by Guoan was disputed. When Zhang Xizhe made a long pass to Adebenro, at least three Rongcheng players had already raised their hands to signal that the opponent was offside, and after the ball went out of the bottom line, the Rongcheng players were still protesting to the linesman. Guoan took advantage of this corner kick and scored the second goal of the game.
It is worth emphasizing that, according to the rules, the video assistant referee cannot intervene in the award of a corner kick and will not draw a line to determine whether a player is offside.