On September 13th, at the Guangzhou Derby, Guangzhou City player Song Wenjie fell to the ground after a powerful dink in the penalty area, however, referee Ai Koon didn't award a penalty, a decision that quickly ignited discussion both inside and outside the stadium.
Reporter Chen Yong exclaimed, "This scene is dumbfounding, what is the VAR system doing? Isn't this clearly a penalty kick? Song Wenjie's supporting foot was directly hooked by the opponent!"
Commentator Yuan Jia was even more outspoken: "I think the Chinese Super League can consider canceling the use of VAR," he said, "I think the Chinese Super League can consider canceling the use of VAR. In the Guangzhou derby, Song Wenjie's obvious penalty kick, referee Ai Koon did not judge at first, then VAR intervention, but directly refused to go to the sidelines to see. VAR since the intervention, must feel that there is a problem, then the referee did not even look at it, but still want to VAR to do what?"
Media personality Lu Yang said, "Although the game was intense, the excitement was really as expected. Fortunately, it was not the scene of the two teams' summit clash a few years ago, otherwise the discussion about the penalty would have caused a big uproar."
