In the afternoon of the 17th, in the 4th round of the Women's Super League, Guangdong Meizhou Hakka lost to Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic with a score of 0-1. In the course of the game, a "goal line doubt" incident triggered heated debate, the referee's penalty became the focus of Guangdong team goalkeeper Peng Simeng then questioned on microblogging.
Throughout the match, only one goal was scored, a direct free kick by Shaanxi player Xie Ting. However, the goal was saved by Peng Shimeng on the goal line. Although the TV broadcast failed to clearly determine whether the ball had crossed the goal line, the referee ruled that the goal was valid. Due to the limitation of the broadcast angle, there was no other viewpoint to confirm the authenticity of the goal.
After the game, Pang Simeng quickly took to social media to voice her outrage: "If your sight is as sharp as an eagle's eye, I have nothing to say. Can you be 100% sure that the ball completely crossed the goal line? Yes, the referee declared the goal valid, but did he consider respecting the feelings of the players on the field? Perhaps it was the goal that decided the direction of the entire match. Men's soccer has VAR technology, shouldn't women's soccer have it? Couldn't the bottom referee provide assistance?" However, this dynamic has since been deleted by Peng Simeng.
