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Lebanon Defender Khalil Khamis Kicks China's Dai Wai Tsun In The Face During AFC Asian Cup Game... But No Foul Is Given

Lebanon defender Khalil Khamis kicked China midfielder Dai Wai Tsun in the face during an AFC Asian Cup game. Dai's face was cut but the referee said no foul.

Robert Summerscales

Lebanon Defender Khalil Khamis Kicks China's Dai Wai Tsun In The Face During AFC Asian Cup Game... But No Foul Is Given
Lebanon Defender Khalil Khamis Kicks China's Dai Wai Tsun In The Face During AFC Asian Cup Game... But No Foul Is Given /

Lebanon defender Khalil Khamis was lucky to avoid a red card during his team's 0-0 draw with China at the AFC Asian Cup on Wednesday.

Khamis kicked China midfielder Dai Wai Tsun in the face after clearing the ball with a dangerously high left boot.

Dai fell to the ground and appeared to be in a lot of pain.

He was left with multiple cuts on his face but managed to complete the full 90 minutes.

South Korean referee Ko Hyung-jin blew his whistle moments after the ugly incident but not to signal a foul against Khamis.

Instead the ref stopped the game to award an indirect free-kick to Lebanon for offside.

Lebanon defender Khalil Khamis pictured accidentally kicking China midfielder Dai Wai Tsun in the face with a high left boot during a 0-0 draw at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in January 2024
Lebanon defender Khalil Khamis pictured accidentally kicking China midfielder Dai Wai Tsun in the face with a high left boot during a 0-0 draw at the AFC Asian Cup / CCTV5
China midfielder Dai Wai Tsun pictured with multiple cuts on his face after his team's 0-0 draw with Lebanon at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in January 2024
Dai pictured after the game with multiple cuts on his face :: IMAGO/Xinhua/Jia Haocheng

The result means that China have now taken two points from two games in Group A, having also drawn 0-0 against Tajikistan last week.

China will face Qatar next Monday and could be eliminated if they fail to win.

Hosts Qatar - who beat Tajikistan 1-0 on Wednesday - have already qualified for the round of 16 after taking six points from their first two matches.

Lebanon lost 3-0 to Qatar in the tournament's opening game and must now beat Tajikistan on Monday to stay in the competition.

Highlights: Lebanon 0-0 China

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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.