"Is the 0-0 poor match the referee's fault?" "As I said since the match against Korea in November, referees are not on good terms with the Chinese national team."

Chinese media harshly criticized the Chinese national team's performance that drew with Tajikistan after a poor match. China, ranked 79th in the FIFA rankings, made an uneasy start by drawing 0-0 in the first Group A match against Tajikistan, ranked 106th in the group league held at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 13th (Korea time). As this Asian Cup is the first time for Tajikistan to participate, the damage to China was much greater.

"Shameful 0-0! The winning goal was canceled, and our hopes for a place in the tournament disappeared as we tied with Tajikistan," Chinese portal Sina Dotcom said after the match. The outlet called the 45th minute of the first half a "disaster." "China only had three shots when Tajikistan made 12 shots in the first half. The Chinese midfielder was unable to catch the ball at all, and made the mistake of repeated passes and receives from the backcourt to the frontcourt. China's first half was not very good." The total number of shots was nine in China and 20 in Tajikistan.

"The only good thing was that goalkeeper Yan Junling was in good condition. Yan Junling tried to defend the goal by holding the high ball and blocking the shot," the Sina said.

"Sina Dotcom said that the team's offense began to revive through the replacement of Yankovic's players in the second half. In the 35th minute of the second half, Jianzie scored the goal with a header. However, the VAR found that a Chinese player had offside fouls, and the score was canceled.

"The nullification of the score was completely unexpected. The players sitting on the bench looked puzzled and angry," said Sina.

Sports Weekly's Mothering mentioned the judging issue. He wrote on his personal SNS account in real-time, "As I said before the Asian Cup, referees will have trouble with us! Was Zhang Guangtai in the offside position when Zhenzie's goal was negated? I think that's a ridiculous decision because Zhang was not involved in the scoring. The referees must not be getting along with China! I've been saying this since last November's World Cup qualifier home game against Korea. It's been repeated again! The status of Chinese soccer..." Last November, China lost 0-3 at home to Korea.

Captain Chang Lin-feng said that many players participating in the tournament for the first time after the match seemed to have affected their performance. "I played very well in the second half, but I'm sorry that the goal was not recognized," he said.

"The Korean national team was passive in the new Asian Cup. It is obvious that they are burdened by the pressure brought on by the recent anti-corruption scandal or the tension in the first match. We have to adapt as soon as possible, but we cannot afford to lose the second match (against Lebanon)." China was in Group A with Tajikistan, Lebanon, and Qatar. 토토사이트 순위