The 28th round of the Chinese Super League (CSL), Shandong Taishan and Changchun Yatai is scheduled for October 20th at 3:30pm Beijing time. The winner of this match will not only determine the championship lead, but may also directly lead to the destruction of Shanghai Port's dream of winning the title. Fans of both sides waited with bated breath, and even the Port's fans joined in the visual feast. However, at the beginning of the match, Beijing referee Guan Xing's two heavy penalties triggered the discontent of the fans in the mountain city.
In the 9th minute, possession player Cressan was held by an Ateneo player inside the box, and the referee failed to make a call despite the fact that Cressan had tumbled into the box. Even when the VAR system intervened, Guan Xing continued to stand by his decision, claiming that his opponent had not succeeded in interfering.
In the blink of an eye, the game came to the 15th minute, Cressan once again encountered the Yatai players rushed, fell to the ground. However, Guan Xing remained unmoved, insisting that this was not the scene of a soccer match. At the same time when Yatai players successfully challenged Guan Xing twice in a row, Taishan took a 1-0 lead with the tacit understanding between Moises and Kressan.
The game took a turn for the worse in the 34th minute when Taishan fans questioned Guan Xing's call. After Trump was knocked down by an Ateneo player, Guan Xing finally blew the whistle for the penalty and awarded it to Taishan. At this moment, Moises scored the penalty to give Taishan a 2-0 lead at half-time. Chen Pu then put the icing on the cake for Taishan in the second half, helping his team take a 3-0 lead into the intermission.
