On July 23, Beijing time, there was an astonishing scene in the 15th round of the Chinese Premier League. Liaoning Shenyang city coach Duan Xin was dissatisfied with the penalty and applauded the referee Chen Hao from the sidelines. This incident once again reminded people of Chen Hao's "misdeed" a few years ago. Looking back on the past, Chen Hao once ended the game half an hour early in a reserve team match in China on August 20, 2017, because he needed to catch a plane. The match drew attention on social media at the time because such behavior is so rare. In the end, Meizhou Hakka defeated Hangzhou Greentown 3-1.
Now that Chen Hao has once again become the focus of the game, some people in the football world hold different views on this incident. There is a point of view that there are many referees' mistakes and omissions in the Chinese Premier League games, and there are many controversies. Without the assistance of the VAR system, such a situation is more likely to happen. On the other hand, it was also pointed out that other people present would also feel anxious and angry.
The cause of the incident was that during stoppage time in the first half, Liaoning Shenyang city player Ren Jianglong complained that Nanjing City foreign aid Messi elbowed him, but Chen Hao did not take any action and instead gave Messi a yellow card. Since then, the Liaoning assistant coach was shown a yellow card for complaining about his opponent's behavior. These things made Duan Xin angry, which led to him slapping Chen Hao.
In the end, Liaoning Shenyang City, which experienced this farce, lost 0-4 to Nanjing City.
