The Football Association officially issued a fine, and Zhang Chengdong was suspended for 5 games for verbal abuse and kicking the opponent's head, and fined 50,000 yuan.
The announcement reads as follows:
On August 9, 2021, the 103rd match of the 13th round of the Suzhou Division of the Chinese Football Association Super League, changchun Yatai Football Club and Hebei Football Club team was held at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Center.
According to the referee's report, match supervision report, video, party information and hearing, when the game was carried out in the 92nd minute, Zhang Chengdong, the No. 28 player of Hebei Football Club, kicked the head of Wang Peng, the No. 25 player of Changchun Yatai Football Club, and the referee showed a red card to order him to appear, and Zhang Chengdong, the No. 28 player of Hebei Football Club, insulted the opposing player during the exit process, causing adverse social impact. The Disciplinary Committee of the Chinese Football Association shall, in accordance with the provisions of Articles 53 and 48 of the Disciplinary Code of the Chinese Football Association, impose the following penalties:
1. Zhang Chengdong, the No. 28 player of Hebei Football Club, was suspended for 5 games
2. A fine of RMB 50,000
In the last moments of the Changchun Yatai 3-0 Hebei team match, Zhang Chengdong was out of control after receiving a red card, and he has been trying to find a referee theory, and teammate Bao Yaxiong has surrounded Zhang Chengdong all the way to prevent the situation from deteriorating further, and the scene has fallen into chaos.
In addition, another player involved, Wang Peng, was suspended twice and fined 20,000 yuan.