Couldn't believe he went near post on that.. As expected ref very lenient with China's late challenges from the get-go. Not even a verbal warning in most of the cases. And then the blatant elbow to the head should have been a straight red. But I guess AFC goes by different rules.
Actually the Chinese fans thought that the ref favored the Japanese players more. Anyway, i am more concerned and disappointed by Halilhodzic's selection. He should have picked more young promising players to give them international experience.