In a key match in the 5th round of the round of 18 that ended in the early morning of November 15, Beijing time, the Chinese men's football team defeated Bahrain 1-0 away. And in this game, the Jordanian referee on duty, Mahademech, made the Chinese people love and hate. He not only ignored the controversial actions of the Bahraini players in the first half to smash the ball to vent their anger, but also refused to award a penalty to Bahrain in the second half and blew away Bahrain's stunner goal, allowing the national football team to escape.
In the first half of the game, Mahad Meh showed yellow cards to the rising stars of the national football team, Baihelam and Lin Liangming, in the 20th and 36th minutes respectively because of his elbow action.
Judging from the slow motion, the fouls of Baihelam and Lin Liangming are not serious. Mahadmeh's yellow card appears to be a bit of a hefty sentence. Especially Baihelam, because of the yellow card, will miss the key battle with Japan in the next round.
At the same time, Mahadmeh ignored two controversial moves by the Bahraini player. In the 40th minute, the Bahrain player stepped on Wei Shihao with a "lower yin foot" in the process of retreating, and Wei Shao fell to the ground in pain and then had to go to the sidelines for treatment. What is unbelievable is that Mahad Meh did not have any penalty for this, which also caused strong dissatisfaction among the national football players.
Previously, Bahrain's No. 7 Ali Madan smashed the ball near the touchline, and the Jordanian referee did not say anything.
However, in the second half, Mahad Meh also helped the national football team twice. In the 57th minute, the national football team encountered a frightening moment, and Yang Zexiang brought down Bahraini player Ma Hong in his own penalty area. The Bahraini players collectively gathered around the referee to ask for a penalty, but fortunately, the Jordanian referee did not award a penalty.
From the slow-motion replay, it can be seen that Yang Zexiang's actions have obviously constituted a penalty, and Mahadmeih has been merciful. Many celebrities also bluntly said that Yang Zexiang's defensive actions in the penalty area did not touch the ball at all, and there was nothing to say about being awarded a penalty.
And in the last moments of the game, Mahad Meh once again helped the national football team. In the 87th minute, the Bahraini player stopped the ball on his chest and pushed the goal, and just when the Chinese fans were in despair, Mahadmeih decisively and justly ruled offside after VAR intervened. This also laid a solid foundation for the national football team to rely on Zhang Yuning to kill in 1 minute.
On the whole, Mahadmeih was obviously biased in favor of Bahrain in the first half, but also objectively helped the national football team escape the penalty kick and Bahrain's stunner goal in the second half, and got three points away. In this game, the Chinese men's football team finally received a relatively fair treatment from the referee.