A reporter from Beiqing Daily learned from the Chinese Super League Organizing Committee on July 3 that Zhang, the international referee who originally planned to serve as the head referee to enforce the law on the evening of July 3 in the 8th round of the Chinese Super League Tianjin Jinmen Tigers VS Beijing Guoan match Long missed the law enforcement work due to injury. The organizers of the event temporarily decided that Maimaitijiang, a national referee from Xinjiang, will serve as the referee of this game. Zhang Long will serve as the VAR referee to officiate the Chengdu Chengdu VS Cangzhou Lions match in the same round on the evening of the 4th.
It is understood that in response to the situation that the intensive schedule may lead to accidental injuries to referees, the referee department of the preparatory team of the Chinese Football Association has formulated relevant contingency plans. This kind of situation is also the reason why some referees have recently made changes between competitions.
On the evening of July 2, the Chinese Football Federation preparatory team received information from the Chinese Super League Meizhou division that national-level referee Zhang Long from Xi'an was injured during training. A physical examination after training confirmed that Zhang Long is temporarily unable to meet the needs of law enforcement as a referee. In order to ensure the fairness of the game enforcement work, the Chinese Football Association preparatory team temporarily decided that Maimaitijiang, who had just officiated the 7th round of Shenzhen Team VS Jinmen Tigers, will continue to officiate the 8th round of the Chinese Super League match between Jinmen Tigers VS Guoan Team. . Zhang Long will be the VAR referee to officiate the Chengdu Chengdu VS Cangzhou Lions match in the same round on the 4th.
According to convention and selection rules, the same referee should not continue to officiate as the chief referee, nor should he officiate the same team's games consecutively. However, due to the impact of the epidemic, some referees who have obtained the qualifications for Chinese Super League law enforcement are unable to ask for leave from their units to go to the competition area for long-term law enforcement, resulting in varying degrees of referee shortages in various competition areas. In addition, due to the intensive schedule, some referees, like most players, have suffered from severe physical fatigue, and the chance of injury has also increased. This actually exacerbates the shortage of referees.
In this case, in addition to "acting in accordance with principles and rules", the referee department of the event organizer also needs to consider the actual situation and difficulties of the referee's work. Even if some referees are injured or injured, we will try our best to "deal with the best" in terms of emergencies. As a young referee, Maimaitijiang has performed well in officiating since the start of the Chinese Super League this season. Therefore, it is reasonable to be entrusted with the important task of enforcing the "Beijing-Tianjin Derby".
text/Beiqing Sports Xiao Nan
