On May 27th, Beijing time, an explosive news came out from inside the Chinese Football Association (CFA) - regarding the controversial penalty kick call in the match between Qingdao Hainiu and the National Youth Football Team in the third round of the China League B, the Refereeing Committee of the CFA formally admitted that it was a miscarriage of justice after carefully reviewing the video. Accordingly, the CFA will take internal disciplinary action against match referee Hu Yuxin and first assistant referee Yang Nan, and the two referees are expected to face several rounds of whistle suspensions.
On May 26th, the U20 National Youth Football Team played against Qingdao Hainiu in the third round of the China B League. In the 13th minute, Qingdao Hainiu's Xu Jiajun broke the deadlock, and the team has been dominating the field ever since. However, in the 90th minute at the end of the game, the National Youth Football Team launched an attack in the middle of the penalty area, and in the process of passing the ball, it accidentally hit the arm of Qingdao Hainiu's defender, and the referee then awarded a penalty kick, which was taken by Erikseddine, who successfully scored to achieve the score of the tie.
However, video replay shows that the Manatees' defender was actually outside the penalty area and at least one meter away from it. According to the rules, the National Youth Football Team can only get a free kick in front of the penalty area at most. The penalty kick award undoubtedly negated the efforts of the Qingdao Manatees throughout the game.
After a review by the Professional League Referee Committee, it was concluded that the main responsibility for the misjudgment lies with first assistant referee Yang Nan and referee Hu Yuxin, and as a result, the two will face an internal suspension. It was reported that referee Hu Yuxin initially planned to award a free kick, but due to the poor observation angle, he eventually chose to follow the opinion of the side referee and incorrectly awarded a penalty kick.
