In the July 24th CFA press conference, the 15th referee review results were revealed. One of the focus of the incident, Wei Shihao red card additional suspension issue to get the official detailed response, at the same time, Shandong Taishan foreign aid Cressan similar fouls are not subject to additional punishment of the reason is also synchronized disclosure.
On the evening of July 23rd, the CFA Referee Committee Review Group held its fifteenth review, analyzing a total of 9 cases, including 7 cases in the Chinese League A and 2 cases in the Chinese Super League, which involved the fouls committed by Cressan and Wei Shihao. The panel pointed out that the nature of the fouls committed by Kressan and Wei Shihao were different, and Kressan's serious foul should be red carded, while Wei Shihao's violent behavior should also be red carded.
The Convocation was held in the form of a videoconference, to which social and media monitors and the disciplinary staff of the Football Association were invited to observe. The results of the deliberations are as follows:
[Case 1]: In the 18th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Cressan was yellow-carded for a foul and then red-carded for an infraction.
[Case 2]: In the 24th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Wei Shihao was given a red card for a foul.
The panel unanimously agreed that Kressan's foul should have been a straight red card, while Wei Shihao's violent conduct should have been dealt with by a red card, but the penalties differed due to the specific circumstances. No violation report was filed for the foul committed by Kressan and no penalty procedure was initiated, while the penalty procedure was initiated for the foul committed by Wei Shihao, who was suspended for four matches and fined 40,000 yuan.
The CFA emphasized that it will continue to uphold the principles of fairness, impartiality and openness, actively respond to feedback and complaints from clubs, deliberate on key cases and typical cases of social concern and make the results public, as well as implement internal penalties for referees who have made incorrect calls.
