On the evening of June 29th, Beijing time, a key match in the 13th round of the Chinese Super League started in Beijing's New Workers' Stadium, with Guoan hosting the leader Shanghai Seaport. Perhaps to deter the opponents, or perhaps due to the hot weather causing the players' mentality to be unstable, just 2 minutes into the game, the two sides had a fierce physical collision.
At that time, at the Shanghai port, Harbour launched an attack and foreigner Caron charged towards the National team's penalty area with the ball. Meanwhile, Wang Gang of the national team came to assist in the defense and tangled with Caron. Next, the two sides began to push and shove each other, with Wang Gang suspected of choking Caron, triggering a gathering of other players from Guoan and Harbor.
Even the referee on the spot, Ma Ning, rushed to the scene of the incident to separate the two parties involved. The Chinese Premier League's top referee signaled both sides to calm down, while Caron asked Wang Gang why he had strangled him, and Wang Gang insisted that he was not at fault and kept gesturing to show his firmness, and the referee ultimately just verbally warned both of them and did not show them a yellow card.
An active member of the national team, Wang Gang, 34, made eight appearances for Guoan prior to this season and managed two assists. In addition, Caron has made 11 appearances for Seaport, starting eight of them and scoring one goal.
