On Wednesday, the Football Association announced the eighth referee review of the 2024 season, and determined that the referee's three controversial decisions in Manatee's match against Nantong Zhiyun were correct.
The first controversy came in the 16th minute, when Kanggua burst into the box and fell to the ground, and the referee did not award a penalty. In the 83rd minute, after Li Hailong tackled the opponent outside the penalty area, he got a second yellow card and left the field in red. However, judging from the slow motion, without the possibility of touching the ball, Li Hailong flew to tackle the opponent and got a second yellow card.
In the first minute of stoppage time, Putzlin crossed from the right, Gordines ferried, Luo Xin's header rushed to the top, although Mu Pengfei saved the ball on the goal line, but the ball crossed the line as a whole, and the referee ruled that the goal was invalid when the ball went out of bounds. However, the video assistant referee stepped in and the goal was confirmed.
The controversy is that the linesman had raised the flag to signal the ball to cross the line when Putzlin crossed, but the referee delayed blowing the whistle and finally confirmed that the goal was valid, which led to the dissatisfaction of Manatee fans.
After the game, the Manatee Club said as soon as possible, "In response to the relevant circumstances of this game, the club will file a complaint with the Chinese Football Association as soon as possible." ”
The Football Association determined that the three decisions made by the referee were correct, and the only problem was that the assistant referee raised the flag to indicate that the ball was out of the bottom line as a "wrong judgment", "The video of the goal line position clearly shows that when the Nantong Zhiyun team crossed, the ball did not cross the goal line during the operation, and the first assistant referee made a mistake in judgment." ”
Because of dissatisfaction with the referee's decision, Manatee fans threw debris into the stadium twice at the last moment, causing the game to be interrupted, and they were also fined 200,000 yuan for two empty games.