The Korean referee ruined it! Fan's response to Henan's failure to win the FA Cup is cold
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China's Tencent reported on the 7th (Korea time) 'Several decisions made by referee Ko Hyung-jin sparked Henan's strong dissatisfaction' Henan, who met with Beijing Guoan on the 6th, lost 0-3 and missed his first opportunity to win the FA Cup. After the match, Henan's foreign player Nasario left the ground clapping at referee Ko Hyung-jin. Tencent wrote 'Nasario clapped and mocked the referee with tears in his eyes' and might have taken more extreme action without the consolation of his teammates' He then pointed out the decisions that took place in the first half of the day, saying, `The referee's first half decision was too lenient, so both teams were not punished even though they committed aggressive fouls.' He also pointed out that referee Ko Hyung-jin played six times as a referee in the Beijing Guoan game, and in that game, Beijing Guoan recorded four wins and two draws. The view that referee Ko Hyung-jin made a decision in favor of Beijing Guoan.
But the fans thought differently. The article's comment was followed by a claim that Beijing Guoan was "too clear a handball scene was revealed through VAR for the penalty decision given to him in the extra time of the first half, but where on earth is it biased?", 'All three goals were reasonable'. 'The Tencent editor is making another fussIt was also pointed out that '
The Chinese Football Association has assigned foreign referees to important matches at the end of the Super League and FA Cup. The intention is to bring in a neutral foreign referee team to block controversy in advance amid widespread distrust of domestic referees. However, in the Chinese soccer community, where distrust of referees has been widespread for a long time, foreign referees' decisions are also not free from controversy. In the K-League, foreign referees once took the whistle in the playoffs, but they failed to avoid similar controversies.
Judge Ko Hyung-jin has won three times (2017, 2019, 2023) in the KFA (Korea Football Association) Awards men's referee of the year category and has been the referee of the 2019-2023 Asian Cup. In the match against Suwon Samsung-FC Seoul, which was held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on September 2, 2023, it was well received for quickly stopping the game and responding quickly in an emergency situation where one of the away spectators collapsed.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
