Last night, in the 7th round bye of the Chinese Super League
Shanghai harbor
A 2-1 win on the road against
Meizhou Hakka (Hakka ethnic group)
. However, the game's Harbor Outlaws
Chitadini (name)
's goal sparked a huge controversy over a suspected handball.
In the 54th minute of the match, Chitadini scored on a breakaway, but the action before the goal was suspected to be a handball. The referee ruled that the goal was valid after a long period of time listening to VAR, a decision that caused dissatisfaction among Meizhou Hakka players and fans. In response, journalist Liu Wenchao shared his views on social media.
Liu Wenchao in the social media video and wrote: "last night until now, the fans reproduced a lot of different angles of the video material, it is no wonder that the scene waited for such a long time, most of them are also looking for various angles repeatedly viewed. In hindsight, perhaps the referee to look at or to the field of Meizhou Hakka players to explain some of the original cause will help to calm the emotions, of course, this specific also depends on the duty referee team how to communicate (including whether to intervene and the premise of the personal view). At the moment, the follow-up specific corresponding explanation work seems to be left to the FA review team."
For the Harbor team, winning on the road was not easy. The team experienced difficulties such as multiple flight cancellations and planned route changes for the trip to Meizhou, but as Head Coach Muscat said before the game, the most important thing is to focus on themselves no matter what.
The next game will enter the FA Cup time, some players including foreigners, Jiang Guangtai and Shen Zigui have returned to Shanghai first to prepare for the next game.
The performance of the Harbour Team in this match showed their resilience and strength, but they need to pay attention to the controversial incidents on the field to ensure fair play. We look forward to seeing the teams continue to give great performances in the upcoming matches.
