Here is all you need to know about Chinese football referee Shen Yinhao including his age, career, bio and more as he’s mistaken for someone else on Instagram
In the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup semifinals, Uzbekistan U-23 defeated the Indonesian U-23 national team 0–2.
The match was held on Monday, April 29, 2024 and Shen Yinhao, the Chinese referee in charge of the action, was the centre of attention following his many controversial takes at the at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Qatar.
Who is Shen Yinhao Chinese football referee of Uzbekistan U23 vs Indonesia U23 AFC Asian Cup U23 2024 match
All of it started when the referee decided to not give a penalty for a foul on Witan Sulaeman’s, overturn Garuda Muda’s goal, and dismiss a few minor infractions that Uzbekistan U-23 players were not awarded credit for.
Additionally, he sent Shin Tae-yong, the coach of Indonesia’s U-23 national team, a yellow card without even thinking twice. These acts angered the fans of Indonesia who went on to critisice the referee on social media, even calling him making favours for the other side.
Wasit asal Tiongkok, 🇨🇳Shen Yinhao ditunjuk sebagai wasit utama pada laga Semifinal 🇶🇦Piala Asia U23 2024. Wasit asal Thailand, 🇹🇭Sivakorn Pu-Udom ditunjuk sebagai wasit utama VAR.
MUKA MUKA LICIK BAJINGAN BANGSAT! pic.twitter.com/tBRQOMQlAK
— 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐆 ☜ (@JackGydanz) April 29, 2024
Who is Shen Yinhao?
Shen Yinhao is a Chinese football referee who was born in 1986 in Shanghai, China. The 38 year old has been working as a full international referee for FIFA since 2018.
The referee has been involved in several controversial acts. Back in 2020, the Chinese Super League official was charged with academic plagiarism. He was compelled to defend himself after Shandong Luneng’s game against Beijing Guoan on October 17 was marred by fan backlash over what they saw as bad calls.
Shen Yinhao’s penalty to Beijing Guoan tied the game at two goals, despite the Shandong players’ protests claiming there had not been a foul. Despite the Shandong defenders’ claims of a foul in the build-up, he let the equalising goal to go through.
According to PP Sports, a CSL broadcaster, supporters decided to take matters into their own hands and looked up his master’s degree course thesis.
In the “thesis incident,” Shen was observed leaving the Suzhou bubble, where the CSL championship match was taking place, and returning to Tongji University in Shanghai on October 19 to face down on plagiarism accusations.