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Qin appeals against CFA’s six-month ban
From:Shanghai Daily  |  2017-04-05 14:27

TROUBLED Shanghai Greenland Shenhua midfielder Qin Sheng has appealed to the Chinese Football Association, saying his six-month ban for stamping on the foot of a rival player was against the regulations.

During the Chinese Super League match against Tianjin Quanjian on March 11, a provoked Qin deliberately stamped on the foot of Alex Witsel and was given the marching orders by the referee.

Shenhua acted quickly, banishing the 30-year-old to the reserve team and withholding his pay. But on March 24, the CFA announced its own punishment — a six-month ban from football and a 120,000-yuan (US$17,430) fine. The club also came in for criticism for failing to manage its players and bringing Chinese football into disrepute.

The six-month ban means Qin will miss 22 of the 30 CSL games in the season.

Qin made a personal appeal to the CFA on March 31, STV Sports reported. In a letter to the association, he admitted committing a “serious foul,” and was willing to accept a “reasonable” punishment. But according to him, the half-year ban was not supported by the CFA regulations.

CFA regulations state that a player who acts violently against an opponent during a match will be banned for at least three matches and fined 15,000 yuan. Fouls leading to injuries will incur a five-match ban and 25,000 yuan fine.

Qin also mentioned that he was shown a straight red card only once in four years, debunking the claim that he had a behavioral problem and was a violent player. He urged the CFA’s disciplinary committee to reconsider the ban.

The association will consider his appeal within seven days.

Witsel also told Belgian media that he thought that the punishment handed out to Qin was “too harsh for a foul like that.”

Greenland Shenhua also voiced its own dissatisfaction with the officiating of the match with Beijing Guo’an on Sunday, which Shenhua lost 1-2.

In the 70th minute, Beijing striker Zhang Chiming, who was already on a yellow card, tackled Shenhua defender Bai Jiajun, who was forced out with injury. However, Shenhua was unhappy that referee Ma Ning did not punish Zhang.

In the 87th, Beijing’s Burak Yilmaz scored the winner after receiving the ball from Yu Dabao, who fouled Shenhua defender Li Peng to win the ball. Ma again refused to make a call and allowed the game to play on leading to the goal.

During extra time, Shenhua striker Lu Zheng was brought down by Beijing goalkeeper Yang Zhi in a one-on-one play. But Shenhua’s appeal for a penalty was turned down.

Shenhua is seventh with four points after three rounds. Its city rival SIPG is third with six points, having also lost 3-2 away to defending champion Guangzhou Evergrande on Saturday. Shandong Luneng and Guangzhou R&F are joint table toppers with nine points.

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