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At the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup, Chinese referee Manning, who gave a bunch of cards to the Korean national soccer team, made an unusual decision of '4 exit from a single game'.
Referee Manning presided over the second match of the fourth Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup between Iraq and Indonesia at King Abdulla Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 13th (Korea time).
The Chinese portal `Sohu Dotcom' ended the match with Iraq's 1-0 victory, and `Chinese referee Ma Ning is at the center of controversy in Asian soccer. Referee Manning issued a total of eight yellow cards and four red cards, according to the report.
The media reported 'Indonesia could not tolerate defeat. The players became increasingly anxious and aggressive as they failed to score despite continued attacks. Referee Manning pulled out a total of six yellow cards and three red cards for the excited Indonesian players. The Iraqi player gave two yellow cards and one red card. Indonesian media slammed Manning after the match.
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Indonesia 'Bola' described Manning's decision as 'horrible', and reported that it did not operate a video reading system and always ruled against Indonesia.
The first half was still. Two were warned: Kalvin Verdonk, a naturalized Indonesian player, and midfielder Ricky Kambuaya. In the 31st minute of the second half, Zidane Iqbal broke the long trend of '0' with a valuable first goal.
In the 9th minute of extra time in the second half, Iraqi defender Zayed Tahishin left with accumulated warnings. Indonesia, unhappy with the decision, then left one after another. Midfielder Tom Haye exited after arguing with the referee, while defender Shane Patinama scuffles with the Iraq manager I was ordered to leave. The staff of the Indonesian national team pushed referee Manning to leave.
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According to the `Sohu Dotcom,' Dong Lu, a sports critic from China, said "How many yellow cards would Manning receive a day if he were my boss? He couldn't hold back. Many people are very kind in real life, but if you wear a referee's uniform and put a card in your pocket, you can't seem to control yourself."
Referee Manning gave five yellow cards to South Korea at the Asian Cup early last year, and reversed the penalty that Son Heung-min won in the World Cup qualifying match against Oman in September after VAR review. Referee Manning has always been controversial for his authoritarian actions in China.
Indonesia failed to advance to the World Cup finals after losing the first game (2-3 losses) of the fourth qualifying round against Saudi Arabia and the second game against Iraq in a row.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
