As the match between Shandong Taishan and Kobe Katsushika drew to a close, the smoke on the field has yet to dissipate, and the public discussion is still boiling. Especially when the game went into the final moments of overtime, the intense scenes of the two armies exchanged fire and stirred up a wide range of controversy. The Kobe Victory players felt that the referee's decision was extremely unfair, and insisted that their players deserved to be shown a red card for the intentional foul committed by Shandong Taishan in front of their own goal. On the other hand, the Shandong Taishan players argued that the opponent was intentionally delaying the game, and they couldn't understand why Choi Kang-hee and Kim Hyun-min were shown consecutive red cards at the same time.
The game entered the last 1 minute and a half of extra time, but there was no action, the referee announced the end of the game, the Shandong Taishan team extremely dissatisfied with the move, both sides said they wanted to appeal. In the face of Gao Zhunyi's controversial behavior, public opinion is generally supportive. Although Shandong Taishan are slightly outclassed by Kobe Victory, they will need to keep their spirits high and will not allow their opponents to be easily defeated. Even with the advantage of home field, they should go all out to make their opponents pay, even if they can't beat them. In this game, the referee repeatedly favored Shandong Taishan, while Kobe Victory were unaffected by the same fouls.
Some Chinese fans questioned whether such a match was worth the emotional investment. Since the chances of winning are slim, it seems pointless to back down. If that's the case, then admitting defeat at the start of a match will only make you an object of bullying and will never earn you respect.
