In a news disclosure on May 27, the CFA officially confirmed that in the just-concluded match between Qingdao Hainiu and the National Youth Football Team in the third round of the China B League, after repeated reviews of a controversial penalty kick decision, the officials determined that the penalty was a miscarriage of justice. In this regard, the FA Referee Committee will impose internal disciplinary measures on the referee Hu Yuxin and the first assistant referee Yang Nan, who are expected to face several rounds of suspension.
Looking back at the 3rd round of the China B League on May 26th, the match between National Youth Football Team and Qingdao Sea Cowboys saw Xu Jiajun's goal in the 13th minute of the first half, and Sea Cowboys took the lead from then on. However, in the 90th minute of the match, the National Youth Football Team launched an attack in the middle of the field, and a pass accidentally hit the arm of Qingdao Hainiu's defender, and the referee immediately awarded a penalty kick, which National Youth Football Team's player, Erikseddine, hit to complete a thrilling draw.
However, a replay of the video shows that the Manatees' defender was actually outside the penalty area, at least a meter away from the goal line. According to the rules, the National Youth Football Team can only get one free kick outside the penalty area at most. The penalty kick directly negated the efforts of the Qingdao Manatees throughout the match.
After a review by the Professional League Referee Committee, the first assistant referee Yang Nan and referee Hu Yuxin were considered to be directly responsible for the decision on the goal, so they will face disciplinary action of suspension. It is reported that referee Hu Yuxin initially intended to award a free kick, but due to the restricted viewpoint, he eventually adopted the opinion of side referee Yang Nan's penalty kick.
