On April 17, Guangdong Meizhou Hakka Women's Football Team lost 0-1 to Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic Women's Football Team in a match of the 4th round of the Women's Super League, and the controversial goal became the focus.
Guangdong women's soccer goalkeeper Peng Shimeng expressed her doubts and dissatisfaction with the goal in a post-match comment via social media. However, her comments have since been deleted. Peng Shimeng wrote on social media, "If your eyes are like eagle's eyes, I have nothing to say. Can you confirm 100 percent that the ball has completely crossed the goal line? The referee says so, but do you ever respect the players on the field? This ball may decide the winner of the whole game. Men's soccer has VAR, why can't women's soccer? Why can't the bottom line referee?" Peng Shimeng's comment was a direct reference to the current situation of the Women's Premier League, which has no VAR and bottom line referee.
The only goal of the match came in the 28th minute, when Xie Ting of Shaanxi Women's Soccer scored from a direct free kick. The broadcast footage showed Peng Shimeng pouncing on the goal, but viewers could not accurately judge whether the goal was valid or not based on the blurred broadcast footage alone. Due to the broadcasting conditions of the Women's Super League, the goal line controversy of Guangdong Women's Soccer may become an unsolved mystery. Peng Shimeng stood by her comments, but her remarks have been deleted, and we can only review her original remarks through screenshots.
Women's Super League has a significant gap with the men's soccer league in terms of the number of broadcasting stations and the lack of VAR. It is understood that the Chinese Super League usually has at least 11 broadcasting machines, the focus of the game is increased to 16, and equipped with VAR technology to assist the referee. The women's super league broadcasting machine number is far less than the men's soccer, even if the focus of the war, the number of machines is not as good as an ordinary Super League game. Currently, the Women's Super League is being held in Haikou, and as the first Chinese professional league to kick off in the 2022 season, the Women's Super League attracted more than 500,000 viewers on the opening day, with an overall exposure of 120 million times. The live broadcast also featured former Chinese women's soccer representative player Han Duan, sports commentator Han Qiaosheng, and Winter Olympics gold medalist Wang Meng, aiming to raise awareness of soccer and the women's league. However, after a high-profile opening, the Women's Super League has struggled to consistently attract high attention. Now, teams are faced with goal-line controversial goals, but it is difficult to restore the truth through more perspectives. The Women's Super League is a far cry from the men's league in terms of broadcast cameras and VAR technology alone.
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The development of the league needs more attention and financial support, including technical support for the tournament to have something to fall back on when disputes arise.
