Wuhan Sanzhen successfully reached the top with a 2-0 victory over Shandong Taishan in the final of the CFA Super Cup. The CFA attached great importance to this opening match of the new Chinese Super League season, and specially arranged an elite referee team including famous Chinese Super League whistles such as Ma Ning and Fu Ming. They accomplished their tasks brilliantly, with Manning's performance being particularly eye-catching, ensuring that the game was fair and smooth.
On top of the field, Manning's penalties are meticulous, taking Wallace's yellow card for a foul in the first half as an example. Early in the game, Wallace's emotions fluctuated, and after being warned for his first foul, he made physical contact with his opponent again. Manning was decisive in showing a yellow card, and although the action itself did not seem to be enough to reach the yardstick of a yellow card, the call was inexcusable given Wallace's previous warning record, and ultimately proved to be restrained.
In the second half, Shandong Taishan launched an attack on the right, Liu Yang and Liu Yiming collided in the penalty area. Manning initial judgment is not a penalty kick, after slow-motion analysis, confirmed that Liu Yiming did touch the ball first, this judgment is completed in an unfavorable position, but rapid and accurate.
In the 88th minute, Sun Zhunhao shoveled a Wuhan Sanzhen player, and Maning showed a red card to penalize him. The slow-motion camera showed that Sun Zhunhao was pointing at the opponent's ankle, obviously targeting the human body rather than the soccer ball, so the red card was justified. Sun Zhunhao did not object to the penalty and left the field directly, showing a professional attitude.
In addition to these wonderful penalties, Manning's performance in the game was low-key, and did not become the focus for a long time, which is exactly the style of mature referees. This performance is enough to prove that Manning is the top referee in the Chinese Super League and even in Asia.
