"The referee from Japan's decision is open to question!"
On the Commentary Booth, the guest commentator invited by CCTV was highly critical of the referee's call.
In their view, although Li Weifeng had indeed made contact with the opposing player, a red card was far too harsh.
The opposing player might have put on an exaggerated display after going down, but he had not actually suffered any real injury.
At most, that kind of challenge warranted a yellow card warning, yet the referee had pulled out a red card directly—and even sent off the wrong player. No matter how one looked at it, something seemed fishy!
The match had only just begun, yet the Chinese team had been forced to play with ten men. This was going to be a difficult game.
"Coach, should we make a substitution?"
On the bench, the assistant coach leaned over and asked Zhu Guanghu.
Zhu Guanghu shook his head. "Not yet!"
If Li Weifeng had been the one sent off, then they would have had no choice but to use a substitution.
Without a complete back line, the national team would not have lasted more than a few minutes.
But Gao Lin's dismissal did not have much impact on the national team as a whole, since Gao Lin played as a center forward.
His absence would weaken the national team's attacking ability somewhat, but it would not have a particularly major impact on their overall defense.
However, being a man down so early meant that all the tactics they had prepared beforehand were now useless.
The national team had to pull back and play on the counterattack!
The national football players had fought fiercely at the start of the match, leaving the South Koreans quite unaccustomed to it for a time.
But when they