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On June 28th, CFA released the trial version of the CFA 2024 Professional League Referee Elevation Rules. Originally, I thought that with this "magic spell", the number of controversial penalties would decrease rapidly and some referees would be a little more "restrained". Unexpectedly, the next day, the 17th round of the Chinese Super League port home battle with Zhejiang team again disappointing.
In the 57th minute, Zhejiang counterattacked from the right, Owusu broke through the penalty area and fell to the ground under the close watch of Fu Huan. The referee was decisive in blowing the penalty kick at the first time, but the referee changed his decision after VAR intervention and canceled the penalty kick.
There are two main points of controversy with this goal:
Controversy 1:Whether it is correct to cancel the penalty kick. The slow-motion camera showed that Fu Huan chased with both hands, both pulling and pushing, a clear foul in the penalty area. If the ball was awarded, Zhejiang could have scored a penalty kick, and the score on the field would have been 2-1, with Zhejiang in the lead. The bigger implication is that if this penalty had been awarded, Wu Lei's second individual goal of the match, scored 10 minutes later, with Seaport leading 2-1, might not have happened. With that, the end result of Harbor's 3-1 win could have been different.
That said, the controversial call will likely completely change the final outcome of this game.
Controversy 2:The same controversial ball, different penalties. In the 22nd round of last season, it was also Port's home match against Zhejiang. In the 45th minute of the game, Port utilized a fast-developing opportunity from an edge ball and Wu Lei entered the penalty area. Liu Haofan, who was chasing the defense all the way, had a pushing action and pushed Wu Lei to the ground. The referee was decisive in awarding a penalty kick at the first time, then communicated with the video referee for a long time and upheld the decision. Oscar hit the penalty and the score on the field became 2-1 Port lead (note that the final result of the game was 3-4, Port lost).
History really does have striking similarities. Two seasons, the same battle between the same two teams, the same right offense and defense, the same controversial calls in the penalty box, the same penalty kicks going into the back of the net for the score.
If I must say the difference, Fu Huan's push on Owusu was slightly smaller than Liu Haofan's push on Wu Lei. But the slow-mo clearly shows that Fu Huan got on top of Owusu as he entered the box, pulling his left chest shirt with his left hand and his left shoulder with his right. The moment Owusu changed direction to a cross-body, his right hand pushed hard, causing the former to fall to the ground.
The same action, if the defender is Zhejiang, will be ruled as a penalty kick for Port; on the contrary, if the defender is Port, Zhejiang will not take a penalty kick. Anyway, the final penalty can only be in the interest of the port, and the Zhejiang team is dumb - can't say there is any suffering.
The term "port benefit" originated in the era of Chen Xuyuan and was often mentioned by fans or some media. Unexpectedly, Chen Xuyuan was sentenced to life imprisonment, and in the context of the CFA's introduction of the referee promotion and relegation system in just one day, this scene was once again staged in front of thousands of fans.
As a matter of fact, on June 28, the very day the referee elevation system was released, there was a very hot discussion in the market. Some people think that the system is good and the key is to look at the implementation. Some fans also cited a famous international referee as an example of a referee whose ability is beyond doubt, but who has frequently been the focus of the league, with numerous misjudgments and misjudgements. How can they just blame the fans for blasting them? It's all about "invisibility" (note that this refers to the match between Dalian Yingbo and Yunnan Yukun in the 14th round of the China First Division League. The former's 49th-minute goal was disallowed, and the post-game comments of the refereeing committee reported that it was due to "invisibility" and that it was a "very difficult" call)?
In many cases, policies are good for fear of crooked monks reading crooked scriptures.
Countless facts have proved that this situation is also true in Chinese soccer. Including the previous referee review system, it is a very good management measure and method. However, it is clear that it was a misjudgment and an error in judgment, but the judges and experts simply found that the referees were excused for reasons such as the lack of goal line technology and VAR. and "it is almost impossible to reach a position in time where you can accurately judge whether the ball has crossed the goal line".
Even after the introduction of the extremely stringent promotion and relegation system, some referees still risked being deducted points in the assessment and awarded a "gourd case", which is really mind-boggling. Or was someone crazy before the system was implemented?
It is still true that without strict enforcement, even the best system is a white tower.
