On November 11 and 16, our soccer team will welcome their Round of 12 opponents Oman in the 5th round and Australia in the 6th round at their own stadium. The AFC has recently confirmed the refereeing arrangements for these two matches. It is reported that Thai referee Sivakorn Buudong and Jordanian referee Mahadmeh Adham Mohammed Touma will enforce the two key duels respectively. Both referees have rich experience in refereeing matches against Chinese teams, with Sivakorn having refereed Chinese Super League matches and Mahadmeh having shown the first red card to Chinese striker Wu Lei.
The AFC usually announces the list of referees about three weeks before each round of matches in the Top 12. Although it is still uncertain whether our two home matches in November will go ahead, the AFC has already decided on the referees ahead of time. against Oman on November 11, Thai referee Sivakorn will officiate, with Thailand's Nakkarit Rawut and Singapore's Kua Lonnie as his assistant referees, and against Australia on November 16, Jordanian referee Mahademeh, 35, will be the referee, with Jordanian assistant referees as his assistant referees. referee is also Jordanian.
Sivakorn and Mahadmeh are no strangers to the Chinese soccer scene, as they have been to China several times to enforce the law. Sivakorn enforced our home match against Guam in the second half of the 40-team tournament, while Mahadmeh enforced our match against Iran in the last 12-team tournament, and despite a suspected missed penalty kick at a crucial moment, the overall enforcement was fair.
Members of our team are familiar with Mahadmeh, who enforced our team's home match against Iran during the last Top 12 tournament, and on April 28, 2013, he enforced the Shanghai derby match in the Chinese Super League in which Wu Lei received a red card. Mahademeh has enforced many matches of our national and club teams, and is a key focus of our team's preparations for the tournament.
From the experience of refereeing, both referees are "old friends" in the Chinese soccer world, and they did not make unfair judgment on our team during the process of refereeing. Our team should focus on the game itself, analyze the characteristics of the referee's enforcement, respect the rules and penalties, and avoid the refereeing problems affecting the game.
