Elbow your opponent in the face without the ball! Guoan international player Zhang Yuning was chased by the Football Association: suspended for 3 games and fined 30,000 yuan

On August 27, Beijing time, the Chinese Football Association issued another heavy fine. Zhang Yuning, an international player who plays for Beijing Guoan, was suspended for three games and fined 30,000 yuan.

In the previous 23rd round of the Chinese Super League, Beijing Guoan drew 0-0 with Zhejiang. Zhang Yuning, who came on as a substitute, made physical contact with Zhejiang players in the penalty area in the 86th minute without the ball, and the opponent fell to the ground in pain.

Then VAR intervened to indicate that there was a suspected red card incident, and referee Zhen Wei went to the sidelines to check the VAR, and after returning to the court, he showed Zhang Yuning a red card and sent him off. Although Zhang Yuning responded angrily after the game: "I've never had a red card in my career, I've never intentionally hurt anyone on the pitch, that's the bottom line for me to play.”

Guoan Club has submitted appeal materials to the Chinese Football Association on this matter, but the Football Association's review team unanimously believes that Zhang Yuning deliberately used his elbow to hit the opponent's face without the ball, and the force used was not slight and negligible. According to the rules of the competition, it should be considered as an act of violence and a red card should be shown. The VAR intervention was correct, and the referee Zhen Wei showed a red card and ordered the final decision to play the game.

With the ban of 3 games, Zhang Yuning will miss Guoan's next round of Chinese Super League matches with Chengdu Rongcheng, Meizhou Hakka, Changchun Yatai, etc., and the ban will not be officially lifted until late October.