On September 27, a piece of news quickly fermented on the Internet, the post-match clash in the U15 soccer final in Zhejiang Province sparked widespread discussion. Soccer commentator Yang Tianying was outspoken on social media, saying that the players' behavior of chasing and hitting the referee was extremely bad, and its consequences were unimaginable.
A network video shows that after the game, the Jinhua players were dissatisfied with the referee's decision, collectively surrounded the referee, and some players collectively knelt down.
Yang Tianying pointed out: "In recent years, Chinese soccer seems to have hit a low point, with both performance and reputation declining. However, Chinese soccer is not an abandoned place that no one cares about. On the contrary, it is still an important program in China's sports field and must be taken seriously. As we can see from recent news reports, the revival of Chinese soccer is the focus of our sports work, which is not just empty talk but an effort that will soon be put into practice."
Just as the Guangdong U15 boys' soccer team's vacation incident has yet to subside, this fiasco in Zhejiang U15 has followed. Yang Tianying said: "The successive problems of the U15s in Guangdong and Zhejiang have exposed the plight of China's soccer youth game to the public eye. I believe that right and wrong will be judged by the public. Those pests who have damaged the foundation of Chinese soccer and eroded its muscle should think back to the anti-gambling and anti-blackness action in 2009, such rectification is not too much, but too little. Chinese soccer needs a thorough baptism in order to revitalize itself in times of trouble."
Conflict escalates in Zhejiang U15 Provincial Games final as players chase referee, then kneel en masse and refuse to receive awards.
