Hai Phong beat Khanh Hoa with controversial penalty

In the 67th minute, Joseph Mpande took the ball on the left wing into the penalty area and fell after colliding with Nguyen Minh Huy. Referee Nguyen Viet Duan immediately pointed at the 11m mark in front of the reaction of Khanh Hoa player.

Reviewing the slow-motion video, the situation might not have resulted in a penalty as Minh Huy cleared the ball before clamping onto Joseph Mpande's leg. However, the decision to blow the penalty was unchanged and Carlos Fernandez correctly scored the second goal for Hai Phong.

The match at Lach Tray Stadium took place on the evening of May 26 in the 9th round of the V-League 2023. Hai Phong opened the scoring in the 13th minute with a header from captain midfielder Hai Huy from a favorable cross on the right flank of Joseph Mpande. . In the 21st minute, midfielder Jairo Filho missed the opportunity to equalize for the visitors when he entered the ball a beat late from a teammate's free kick.

After continuing to lead 2-1, Hai Phong stepped back to play defensively and counter-attacked, constantly having opportunities, but Luong Hoang Nam and Fernandez missed. At the 86th minute, Khanh Hoa attacked well on the left wing so that Ryan Ha could stretch to touch Pham Manh Hung's feet, but Dinh Trieu had time to break down. Vo Ut Cuong hit the rocks but goalkeeper Hai Phong bravely refused the goal.

This result helped Hai Phong break the circuit for six matches without winning, reaching 11 points to rise to seventh. Khanh Hoa had a six-match undefeated circuit break and dropped to 10th with 10 points.