In the Asian Cup final that ended in the early morning of February 11, Beijing time, the host Qatar defeated the Jordan team 3:1 to win the Asian Cup.
The referee of this game is Ma Ning from China, and there are three other Chinese referees as assistant referees or VAR referees to participate in the refereeing of the Asian Cup finals, which is the first time that the Chinese referee team has refereed the Asian Cup finals.
After the start of the game, the Qatar team and the Jordan team quickly entered the game state, and the Chinese referee team led by Ma Ning also immediately showed good form. In the 21st minute of the game, Qatar striker Afif burst into the Jordan penalty area and was brought down, and Ma Ning, who had observed accurately, immediately made a penalty kick, and the VAR referee quickly confirmed that the decision was accurate. Afif stepped to the penalty spot and slotted it home to give Qatar a 1-0 lead. In the second half, Jordan player Naimat equalized the score, and then referee Manin awarded Qatar two penalties, after repeated confirmation by the referee, the two penalty penalties were also indisputable, and Qatari player Afif completed a hat trick of penalty shots. In the end, Qatar defeated Jordan 3-1 and successfully defended the Asian Cup!
*: Elephant News.