The real version of Shaolin football was once again staged in the Chinese Super League: the image shows Wuhan Three Towns defender Deng Hanwen kneeling Beijing Guoan player Liu Huan. (Image / Summary from YouTube)
Many people know that in a football match, if a player performs an aggressive action or even injures the opposing player, the referee has the right to caution the player, and even show a yellow or red card to punish him. But a few days ago in the Chinese Football Association Super League, the “true version of Shaolin football” was staged again. Wuhan three-city defender Deng Hanwen staged an exaggerated “flying knee” plot on the field to prevent Beijing Guoan team players from receiving the ball. In the end, the referee thought it was just an ordinary foul and did not issue a yellow or red card to Deng Hanwen.
According to Chinese media reports, in the 24th match of the Chinese Super League, the three cities of Wuhan will face Beijing Guoan. In the 33rd minute of the first half, Beijing Guoan player Liu Huan was about to stop the ball from his teammates with his head. Unexpectedly, at this time, to prevent Liu Huan from receiving the ball, Wuhan Three Towns defender Deng Hanwen flew up and jumped up, trying to block the ball’s path with his knees. Unexpectedly, in the end, he turned to hit Liu Huan’s head directly with his knee.
After the knee collision occurred, Liu Huan’s original jumping action was stopped in place, and he could even be seen covering his ears in pain. And Deng Hanwen, who hit Liu Huan with his knee, left without observing Liu Huan’s situation after landing. And because of this incident, the referee blew the whistle on the spot.
Just when the fans thought Deng Hanwen would get a yellow card or even a red card for attacking the player’s head, they didn’t expect the referee to just think it was an ordinary foul, and Deng Hanwen, who was booed, he also showed a surprised expression, thinking he hadn’t committed any fouls.
After this video was exposed, it caused a lot of discussion among netizens. Japan and South Korea have also extended related reports. Most of the content was surprised why Chinese players would use such harmful behavior and also surprised why the referee didn’t give a yellow card warning.
The report also pointed out that Deng Hanwen, who is a representative player in Chinese football, has repeatedly injured people on the field in the past, the spikes were torn off, and Deng Hanwen finally received a yellow card for this. (Click here to watch the video, 34 minutes and 11 seconds after the accident）
