Duc Chien was suspended for two matches for kicking HAGL players
In the 69th minute, when the score was 3-1 for the away team, Duc Chien and Van Son competed for the ball, causing defender HAGL to fall to the field. Viettel player used his left foot to kick Van Son, and was immediately warned by referee Hoang Thanh Binh. When HAGL striker Paollo reacted and defended his teammates, Duc Chien put his index finger on his lips to signal to the foreign soldiers on the opposing side to be quiet.
Four days after the incident, the Disciplinary Committee of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) issued a cold penalty. Duc Chien was determined to have intentionally violated Van Son's body. Therefore, midfielder Viettel was banned from playing for two matches and had to pay a fine of VND 15 million.
In this match, Duc Chien came on from the bench in the 56th minute to replace Nguyen Huu Thang but did not help the home team escape the 1-4 defeat.
Duc Chien was born in 1998, grew up in the Viettel youth academy with Hoang Duc. He has a knack for central defender, but was pulled up to play as a defensive midfielder. To date, Duc Chien has played 63 matches in the V-League for Viettel and is a member of this team that won the 2020 championship.
Impressive performance at Viettel helped Duc Chien to be called to the national team. The Hai Duong player with Vietnam U22 won a gold medal at the 2019 SEA Games, attended the U23 Asian Finals 2020. He was also called up to the Vietnamese team under coach Park Hang-seo.
In addition to the cold penalty for Duc Chien, the VFF Disciplinary Committee also fined Nam Dinh Club 15 million VND due to a situation where fans had vulgar words, insulting and insulting the referee in the 1-1 draw at Khanh Hoa on January 7. /4 at Thien Truong yard.
The incident started when referee Truong Hong Vu determined Khanh Hoa to throw in on the right, while the line referee determined that the right to throw belonged to Nam Dinh. Then, Yago Ramos took advantage of the ball to open the scoring for the visitors. At the end of the match, referee Hong Vu continued to cause controversy when he gave Nam Dinh a penalty after a dispute between Mai Xuan Quyet and goalkeeper Ngoc Cuong.
Coach Vu Tien Thanh of Ho Chi Minh City Club was also warned and fined 10 million VND for his statement that seriously affected the reputation of VFF officials, V-League image at the press conference, after the defeat to Hanoi FC 1-3. April 8th. Mr. Thanh criticized the referee's work after Lucao scored the opening goal for Hanoi despite being offside, declaring that "every time you meet Hanoi, you will lose because of the referee. In addition, the coach of the HCM City club affirmed the leadership of Hanoi. FC sat in the stands, causing the referee not to dare to catch it correctly.
