China Premier League (CPL) battle
In the 17th round of the tournament, Guangzhou's division welcomed Tianjin's division at home. At the beginning of the match, in the 15th minute, Tianjin's Shi Yan kicked Guangzhou's Cai Mingmin's head too high during an attack and defense transition, resulting in Shi Yan's expulsion from the match by the referee.
In the same 15 minutes, Shi Yan in the midfield control of the ball when the error, lifting the leg too high kicked Cai Mingmin head, referee Shi Zhenlu decisive red card, making the Jinmen Tigers in the number of 10 to fight 11. Cai Mingmin after a short treatment, head bandage, insisted on returning to the field of play.
In 38 minutes, Jinmen Tigers ushered in a good opportunity to counterattack, but Guangzhou Yan Dinghao tactical foul pulled down Xie Weijun, the referee Shi Zhenlu only showed a yellow card, Jinmen Tigers up and down quite dissatisfied.
During the interval, Cai Mingmin was replaced by Artemisia Junmin, who also made his Guangzhou debut. Cai Mingmin was sent to the ambulance at the side of the field, his head was wrapped in a thick bandage, and blood stains could be seen on the white bandage, which made his injury look quite serious.
