Although it was reported that the Football Association had hired two Korean referees to enforce the law, all the matches in the first round of the second stage were still enforced by local referees. It was the focus of the Beijing-Shandong War that the Football Association arranged for Shen, the international referee of the Shanghai Football Association, to enforce the law. However, there are many controversies about the enforcement of the referee, especially the penalty awarded to Shandong Luneng, which puzzled many fans. At the end of the game, Shen's blowing penalty was questioned by the commentator.
This happened in the 87th minute, and the two sides fought 2-2. When Guoan player Yu Yang was defending, a diving clearance successfully resolved Shandong Luneng's attack. After this all-out defense, Yu Yang also had a cramp, sitting directly on the ground, dragging his legs. Although his teammate fell to the ground, Guoan didn't kick the ball out of bounds. Hou Sen got the ball and gave it to his teammates. At this time, the referee Shen made a special move.
In the case that Guoan players didn't kick the ball out of bounds and there was no dead ball, the referee Shen blew off the game himself and made a gesture of stretcher entry. Shen's blow penalty made the famous commentator who explained the game directly ask why the game was stopped without a dead ball, while another commentator, Dong Lu, was puzzled and bluntly didn't know. Obviously, I don't understand Shen's practice of stopping the game this time.
Xin Li's doubts are also understandable. After all, in previous games, players had cramps, and the referee had to wait until a player kicked the ball out of bounds before allowing the team doctor to enter. Shen stopped the game this time, probably because he thought he hit his head after jumping to the top. If so, it must be said that there are also problems in the action recognition ability of local referees.