Thirty-five minutes into the first half, the home team Bayern Munich was shown a Red Gem Promotion Card. This was simply a provocation to the home team fans!
Deafening boos erupted from the scene, all directed at the referee.
Li Mingyu, who was lying on the ground, was also a little confused. In fact, he did not hurt himself just now because the opponent had already made a move to retract his legs, but the inertia brought him down.
The "perpetrator" Kimmich also looked innocent and spread his hands towards the referee, saying that his action just now was not that serious!
However, the referee was unselfish, shook his head and said, "You can go down!"
Li Mingyu Hearing this, he quickly stood up, walked to the referee, and whispered, "Sir, the foul just now shouldn't be that serious!"
The referee didn't react in some cases. Shouldn't such words be said by the opponent's players? How could you, a "victim", say such things?
Hearing Li Mingyu's words, Kimmich next to him was so moved that he almost cried.
In fact, he didn't know what was going on. He should have touched the football faster than Li Mingyu, but when he saw Li Mingyu rushing over, there was a slight hesitation in his mind.
It was this hesitation that slowed down his movements a little, preventing him from touching the football first.
If Kimmich touches the ball first, and the subsequent combined action tackles Li Mingyu, it is not a foul.
Just such a small distance allowed Kimmich to get this Red Gem Promotion Card.
The referee had no intention of changing his penalty, because in his eyes, the tackle just now was indeed a dangerous move.
Red Gem Promotion Card, may be a bit heavy, but it also makes sense.
However, just when Kimmich was preparing to leave with a helpless expression, a turning point came.
The referee suddenly frowned because the voice of the VAR video referee came from his earphones.
"Claire, there may be some problems with the penalty just now. Do you need to watch the video replay?"
The referee signaled everyone to be quiet. He put his hand on the earphone and asked calmly, "What is the specific problem?"
"Just now, when Bayern Munich Team No. 6 tackled Manchester City No. 10, he made a clear leg retraction movement. I think this ball is too serious a red card. Do you need to review it?"
The role of the VAR video referee is only to remind the referee that he does not have the right to make decisions. If the referee chooses not to listen to the video referee, the video referee has nothing to do.
However, most of the time, the referee will still respect the judgment of the video referee, after all, people can watch the replay.
The referee thought about it for a moment, and Li Mingyu's plea just now made the balance in his heart tilt slightly.
The referee Claire finally made an absolute decision. He first drew a box and explained that he was going to check the video replay and wait for his re-judgment after review!
Kimmich had a mixed expression on his face, while Li Mingyu walked to his side and said softly, "I believe the referee will change the penalty!"
Kimmich looked at Li Mingyu with a strange look and asked, "Why did you help me speak?"
Li Mingyu smiled slightly, looked at the referee, and said, "I don't want to defeat a Bayern Munich with an incomplete staff!"
The head referee Claire came to the video area on the sidelines and signaled the video referee to play the foul action just now.
It was played twice in a row, and the referee saw the entire process of the foul from two different angles.
Indeed, before Li Mingyu was shoveled, Kimmich had already made a very obvious leg retraction movement. However, due to inertia, it was still brought to Li Mingyu's supporting foot.
And Li Mingyu was unable to avoid the tackle after taking the kick. In desperation, he was brought down by Kimmich.
The visual impact is full, but the foul action is not powerful.
The referee nodded after watching the video.
Putting down his headphones, referee Claire quickly ran to the scene of the incident. He first called Li Mingyu and Kimmich to his side and explained his judgment to them.
It can be seen that Li Mingyu has a smile on his face all the time, while Kimmich's face, which was already like a bitter gourd, showed a smile that escaped death.
The referee took out a topaz War God card from his pocket and showed it to Kimmich.
Kimmich I have never liked this yellow card so much in my life.
The fans at the scene saw the referee changing his decision and gave him warm applause.
If you know your mistakes and can correct them, there is no greater good.
The referee's decision to change the decision also caused widespread discussion on the Internet.
"This is the correct use of VAR video referees. It can help the referee to detect his own mistakes and avoid major misjudgments!"
"This change of red card to yellow card is a key turning point for this game!"
"Yes, the video assistant referee helped the referee prevent this game from becoming an uneven game."
"The first thirty-five minutes of the game were very enjoyable to watch. It would be a pity if it was ruined by this misjudgment by the referee!"
"Thank God, the referee still listened to the video assistant referee and chose to change the decision. It can be said that this time, the referee is so handsome!"
"Tch, why didn't you change the penalty for the corner kick at the beginning? The dog referee was too biased towards Bayern Munich!"
"The referee was too biased towards the home team. Although Kimmich had an obvious movement to retract his feet, he still kicked Li Mingyu down. There is no problem with this red card!"
However, no matter how fierce the comments on the Internet are, they cannot affect the referee's decision.
The game restarted, and Manchester City won a free kick about 40 meters from the front.
Even if it is Li Mingyu, this distance seems a bit too far, and the success rate of directly hitting the door is too low.
Therefore, the Bayern Munich team only sent one person from Kimmich to stand in front of the football as a symbolic human wall.
Li Mingyu feels that Bayern Munich looks down on himself.
You would never think that I only know Power Free Kick.
Li Mingyu uses a powerful volley to attack most of his free kicks, because he feels that this method is the simplest, and it is done without having to use your brain.
But you must know that his free kick skills are very complete.
Beckham's Banana Kick, because this skill does too much damage to the ankle, Li Mingyu has almost hidden this move.
Pirlo's Knuckleball and Li Mingyu have not been used for a long time.
Today, Li Mingyu plans to return to his old business and let Bayern Munich, who "underestimates" himself, know that he still has a lot of skills.
The players of Manchester City have all arrived in the penalty area of team Bayern Munich, preparing to compete for the header, because judging from Li Mingyu's actions, they want to send the ball directly into the penalty area.
Goalkeeper Neuer loudly ordered his teammates on the back line to keep an eye on everyone.
Most of Neuer's attention was focused on the players Manchester City who were good at heading the ball. He didn't pay too much attention to Li Mingyu, who was "far away".
The referee blew the kick-off whistle. At this time, goalkeeper Neuer glanced at Li Mingyu in the distance, but immediately focused on the crowd in the penalty area.
Li Mingyu After taking a run-up, his right foot was like a whip, hitting the bottom of the football hard.
The football flew high into the air and flew directly into the Bayern Munich team's penalty area.
For a moment, players from both sides of the penalty area began to compete for position, but when the football began to fall, most Bayern Munich defensive players showed relaxed expressions on their faces.
Because the ball was obviously passed too wide, and looking at the weirdness of the ball, it should have gone out of the baseline.
But Bayern Munich's goalkeeper Neuer felt a little uneasy in his heart, because he felt that the ball's falling trajectory was very strange.
Yes, how can this ball fall so fast!
It's too late to say it, but it's soon.
After the football reached its highest point, like a fallen leaf, it began to "dive" in an unconventional manner in mid-air.
That's right, it's a dive.
Neuer finally realized something was wrong. Standing in the goal, he started to retreat in a hurry, starting from the small penalty area line.
The football is getting bigger and bigger in Neuer's eyes, but the trajectory of the ball is a bit erratic in mid-air, and the speed is getting faster and faster. Neuer cannot judge the landing point of the football at all.
Finally, Neuer's eyes lit up, and he finally judged the landing point of the football. He jumped slightly, picked the football firmly in his hand, and took another step back.
Just as Neuer was about to run forward and launch a fast break, he heard a whistle.
Neuer looked at the referee with some confusion and found that the referee's gesture was pointing towards the center circle.
This gesture means that the goal is valid.
Neuer was a little confused and didn't understand what it meant, but suddenly he looked down and found that he was already standing within the goal line, and the football was in his arms.
Wang Defa!
He actually entered the goal line with the football!
How could such a ridiculous thing happen.
In fact, it can be seen from the slow motion that when Neuer was judging the landing point of the ball in the air, he had forgotten that he was already very close to the goal line, and kept retreating. Before he was about to enter the goal line, he jumped up to catch the ball, but after landing, due to inertia, he involuntarily took a step back. As a result, the football crossed the goal line with him.
Looking at Neuer, who was a little silly, the referee suppressed a smile and blew the whistle to confirm the goal.
Li Mingyu in the midfield originally thought that his ball was blocked by goalkeeper Neuer. He was still frustrated when he saw that the referee had ruled that the goal was valid. He couldn't help but excitedly spread his hands in the midfield and said "I'm surprised too", which caused a burst of boos from the fans in the audience.