After Shandong Taishan was defeated by Tianjin Jinmen Tiger away from home, Choi Kang-hee, the head coach, complained the referees (1/2): "The team is currently in poor form, and as the head coach, I must take primary responsibility for that. Previously, we had shown promising signs of improvement, but a series of unfair incidents disrupted our momentum and led to a decline in performance.