On June 30, the night was low, and a piece of news quickly fermented on social media. Henan player Zhong Jinbao was shown a yellow card for flying at an opponent during a match. The player released a sincere statement of apology on his personal social media platform, expressing his deepest apologies to the victim, Liu Yang, Henan Football Club, the coaching team and the general fans.
Recalling the match against Shandong, Zhong Jinbao received a red card for misconduct. After the match, the club quickly made a decision to recover the penalty, which Zhong Jinbao fully accepted and reflected deeply. He emphasized that as a professional player, emotion management is the first course, and the interests of the team should always be put in the first place. He once again offered a sincere apology to Liu Yang and admitted that he had failed the trust of the coach and the expectations of the fans, damaging the image of the team and the club.
On June 28, the 7th round of the Chinese Super League, Shandong Taishan and Henan Songshan Longmen started a fierce duel. In the 75th minute of the game, Zhong Jinbao shoveled Liu Yang, and the referee decisively showed a red card to send him off. The red card incident caused confusion, the bench of Song Long and the field of Liu Yang also received a yellow card respectively.
Immediately after, on June 29th, Henan Songshan Longmen soccer team held a post-match summary meeting to make an in-depth analysis of the 28th match. Zhong Jinbao conducted a self-reflection at the meeting, and the club fined him an additional 50,000 yuan. Chen Ming, the leader of the first team, was fined 10,000 yuan for his management responsibility and was asked to carry out special education and supervision on match style and discipline in the whole team.
