Club: Apologies have been issued and internal rectification will be carried out. The head coach of Liaoning Shenyang City Team in China League One slapped the referee club | Duan Xin | head coach
According to Xinhua News Agency, Shenyang, July 23 (Xinhua) - In the 15th round of the China League One, Nanjing City played against Shenyang City in Liaoning Province at home on the 23rd, visiting team leader Duan Xin was dissatisfied with the referee on duty and was shown a red card before suddenly slapping the opponent. But later, the club's official statement stated that Duan Xin and the first team management have sincerely apologized for their irrational behavior, and the club will carry out internal rectification of the team's existing problems.
The incident occurred during stoppage time in the first half, when Shenyang City was trailing 0-1. Due to Duan Xin's dissatisfaction with the referee Chen Hao's decision, Chen Hao showed him a red card and was slapped in the face by Duan Xin during the card display process. Other personnel immediately separated the two upon seeing the situation, avoiding further escalation of the conflict.
Shortly after slapping the referee, Duan Xin fainted with his head in his arms and was taken to the ambulance inside the field. After resuming the game, players from both sides once again engaged in physical conflicts. Before the end of the first half, Jiang Feng from Shenyang City was also sent off with a red card, and in the end, Shenyang City, who played with 10 players, lost 0-4 to Nanjing City.
At 23:03 on the same day, Liaoning Shenyang City Football Club issued a notice stating that the club leader Duan Xin had objections to the referee's judgment and made irrational actions, which violated the disciplinary rules of the Chinese Football Association league. After the game, the club management has communicated with Duan Xin. "Duan Xin and the management of the first team realized the seriousness of the mistake and immediately found the game supervisor and referee on duty to sincerely apologize for their irrational behavior. After the first team returned to Shenyang from the away game, the club will carry out internal rectification of the team's existing problems in accordance with the latest industry rectification requirements of the General Administration of Sport of China."
In 2015, the former head coach of Shandong Luneng, Kuka, was banned for 7 months for participating in the beating of the first assistant referee in the player channel.