After a thrilling battle against Kyrgyzstan and a handshake, our U20 national team emerged from the knockout stage of the U20 Asian Cup to claim second place. As the tournament came to an end, unhappy with the verdict, Kyrgyzstan defender Samatmalu lost control of his emotions and ran headlong into the referee, with bad results, receiving a red card.
In this duel, a number of mind-boggling scenes unfolded. First, the Kyrgyzstan side kicked a ball out of bounds and the referee raised his flag to declare it offside, a move that infuriated the opposing players.
Immediately after that, our U20 national soccer team started a great counterattacking game. Despite a misplaced pass from Efeldin, Bekberdzhinov's clearance was a mistake and resulted in the ball being sent into his own goal.
At the end of the match, Samatmalu emotionally approached the referee and tried to argue. During the referee's patient explanation, he suddenly lost control and slammed into the referee, who showed no mercy and sent him off with a red card.
Such a scenario is rare in world football and Samatmalu is bound to attract severe punishment for this act.
It's worth noting that a similar scene occurred in the Chinese Super League, where Dorado intentionally knocked down Maning and was eventually punished with a 12-month ban and a fine of 200,000 RMB.
