A Lebanese player managed to escape a red card after this insane head-high challenge at the Asia Cup. <br /><br />Shocking Challenge: CRAZY Head-High Tackle at the Asia Cup - Kicking a Chinese Player in the Face <br /><br />Khalil Khamis, 29, can be seen attempting to clear away the ball with his foot during their AFC group game. <br /><br />However, in doing so he accidentally kicks China's Dai Wai Tsun in the face hitting him with his studs.<br /><br />As Tsun goes down in agony clutching his face, Khamis protests his innocence as China's players call for a foul.<br /><br />However, the referee blows his whistle to signal there was an offside in the build-up to Khamis' clearance. <br /><br />Despite VAR reportedly having a look at the incident, it meant no foul was given and no card was awarded.<br /><br />Fans were quick to share their outrage over the decision, with one person writing on Reddit: 'No red [card] is a joke.' <br /><br />Last week, Australia ground past India in their Asian Cup opener, but coach Graham Arnold has urged the Socceroos to significantly improve after their underwhelming performance.<br /><br />Australia had intended to start the tournament with a bang against the group B minnows in Doha on Saturday.<br /><br />Instead, they only fizzled at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium until Jackson Irvine pounced on an error from India goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and scored in the 50th minute.<br /><br />Riley McGree then teed up fellow substitute Jordy Bos to score his first international goal and effectively wrap up victory in the 73rd minute.<br /><br />It was Arnold's first opening-match win at his third Asian Cup in charge but he was far from happy.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Tottenham's Son Heung-Min got off to a winning start with South Korea as they were 3-1 victors over Bahrain.<br />
