Referring to the controversial penalty kick manipulation incident that Adrian was talking about, many fans have speculated that it may have happened precisely in a heated Ateneo away match against Guoan in 2018. In the 97th minute of the game, Guoan launched a corner kick attack, Wang Shouting accidentally handball in the penalty area, the referee decisively awarded a penalty kick. Jiang Zhe was the second player to be shown a red card and was ejected from the match. In the 99th minute of the game, Soriano easily took the penalty kick and scored, making the game end in a 1-1 draw. That season, Yatai was relegated.
Adrian's comments have stirred up a lot of public debate. In my opinion, the only official body that can give a definitive answer is whether the 1-1 draw between Beijing Guoan and Yatai was suspected of match-fixing. Looking back at the match scene, Wang Shouting's handball did look a bit amateurish and seemed to have a subjective element. Whether or not the goalkeeper was manipulated by shady practices has certainly become a mystery to be unraveled!
