The Referee Board: 'Blow the penalty to Khanh Hoa is correct'
In the third minute of the match at Thien Truong Stadium, Nguyen Trong Dai headed the ball into the penalty area of Khanh Hoa. Mai Xuan Quyet jumped to the ball, colliding with goalkeeper Vo Ngoc Cuong who was rushing out. The defender of the away team Nguyen Thanh Thu promptly retreated to break the ball right on the line.
Immediately, referee Truong Hong Vu cut the whistle and gave Nam Dinh a penalty because he judged that Khanh Hoa's goalkeeper had stopped people illegally. Khanh Hoa players reacted violently but could not change the decision. On the 11m mark, Hendrio successfully equalized 1-1 for Nam Dinh.
After the match, coach Vo Dinh Tan angrily denounced referee Truong Hong Vu for mishandling the law, changing the outcome of the match.
The new head of the arbitration committee Dang Thanh Ha did not respond to the media about the above controversy. However, in a report sent to the Vietnam Football Federation VFF and Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company VPF, the Referee Board said that Mr. Vu had handled it correctly. "Player Mai Xuan Quyet actively played and controlled the ball before goalkeeper Vo Ngoc Cuong from Khanh Hoa side came out at high speed, could not control his speed and collided with player Mai Xuan Quyet. ", the report reads.
In the above situation, referee Vu initially intended to disqualify goalkeeper Cuong, but then changed his mind and only issued a yellow card. According to the referee's explanation, Mr. Vu's change of mind was due to the fact that after the foul situation of the goalkeeper on the Khanh Hoa side and the scoring opportunity of Nam Dinh was re-established through the 11m free kick. "This is a decision that is in line with the spirit of the Law," the report added.
When he heard the explanation of the referee board, coach Vo Dinh Tan was even more frustrated. Sharing with MetaSports, he said: "The referee said that, I don't know what to say. Too stubborn, wrong to accept."
He once again affirmed that referee Vu did not make a mistake in his judgment but deliberately. "If a collision happens and the referee blows it right away, I have no opinion. But after the collision, the referee still let the game continue, even Nam Dinh players finished more. Until the Khanh Hoa player broke through. If the ball is on the goal line, the referee blows the penalty. Is it a 'must have a goal' situation here?".
He said that he is not a person with a short temper and will not react immediately when a situation occurs. In his career in the military, he once believed in the words of players and the reactions of referees, but after careful observation, the referees did apologize voluntarily and told him to be more careful. On the Tianchang Stadium, he confirmed that he had repeatedly checked the situation after the match and was convinced that the referee was wrong before giving his opinion. What I oppose is not Khanh Hoa, but general, "Tan said on his way to the airport as his team headed to Pleiku to prepare for the next game. In the past, Nam Dinh was often hurt by the wrong decisions of referees. Now it's Khanh Hoa's turn, and later I don't know which team. As a result, the game cannot develop. This situation has changed the outcome of the game and may even change the fate of the team
