FollowSingapore Investment Immigration andSingapore News: Tonight, the China team will challenge the Indonesia national team at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, marking a key match in the Asian Cup group stage. At 10:00 AM on the 13th, a pre-match joint meeting will be held at the Sultan Hotel. According to the latest news, for the match on the evening of the 15th, the China team will wear an all-white away kit while their opponents will don red jerseys and white shorts. Furthermore, the match referee has been confirmed to be Malik from Singapore.
Malik is 45 years old and became an international referee in 2002, being the first to officiate after Ma Ding and is set to retire next year. Malik and his assistant referees can all speak Chinese, and Malik is particularly known as the 'China Expert.' In 2006, he officiated three matches in the Chinese Super League at the invitation of the Chinese Football Association. Malik was known as the master of cards, having issued up to seven yellow cards in a single match, but in recent years has had a softer approach to officiating. His interactions with China include this year's AFC Champions League match where Shandong Luneng faced FC Seoul (0:2), as well as multiple AFC Champions League matches involving Chinese teams, like Vietnam's Long An vs. Shanghai Shenhua, Sydney vs. Shanghai Shenhua, Tianjin TEDA vs. Central Coast Mariners, and Melbourne vs. Beijing Guoan.
