5 situations that make SLNA fans angry

Highlights The Cong Viettel 1-0 SLNA: Cong Phuong makes his mark On the evening of April 25, young player Nguyen Cong Phuong brought home a valuable penalty to help The Cong Viettel defeat SLNA in round 20 of V.League 2024/25.

On the evening of April 25, in round 20 of V.League 2024/25, Song Lam Nghe An Club lost narrowly 0-1 to the home team The Cong Viettel. The only goal of the match was scored by Pedro Henrique from the 11m mark in the 86th minute. In the previous situation, midfielder Nguyen Cong Phuong of The Cong Viettel broke into the penalty area and collided with Nguyen Quang Vinh of SLNA.

VAR technology showed that Quang Vinh stepped on Cong Phuong's right foot. Referee Nguyen Viet Duan had more than 5 minutes to check the video before deciding to award The Cong Viettel a penalty.

This is one of the 5 situations that caused the forums of Song Lam Nghe An fans to be in an uproar, reacting strongly to the refereeing in this match. Even the blue tick fanpage of the Nghe An team posted a status full of hidden meanings, attaching the FIFA fan-page with the words "My game is Fair Play!".

Even though at the post-match press conference, coach Phan Nhu Thuat did not mention the situations that Nghe An fans thought the referee was "unfair".

The next situation that caused SLNA fans to react happened in the 14th minute, goalkeeper Quang The Tai failed to catch the ball within 5.50 meters, the ball bounced out and seemed to hit the hand of a The Cong Viettel defender.

However, according to Tri Thuc - Znews 's investigation , in the event that the ball touches the hand of a The Cong Viettel defender, the main referee will hardly be able to award a penalty to SLNA. Because from the 2022/23 season, the VFF Referee Board will disseminate to the clubs the amendments and supplements to the football competition rules according to the updates from FIFA.

Specifically, in the shared topic 3, there are 2 special cases that are considered "accidents" so the player is not considered to have committed a foul when the hand touches the ball, including: The player plays the ball with a legal part, then the ball bounces to the hand in an uncontrolled manner; and the player is extending his hand, suddenly the ball is kicked into the hand by a teammate.

The situation where Ho Van Cuong took a corner kick and the linesman raised his flag to signal that the ball had gone out of bounds.

The second situation posted by the blue tick fanpage Song Lam Nghe An Football Club took place in the 51st minute.

SLNA was awarded a corner kick on the right wing in an attacking direction. Ho Van Cuong executed a curling free kick with his right foot. Viettel's The Cong defenders cleared the ball, creating an opportunity for Le Van Thanh to rush in and score a close-range goal.

In this phase, linesman Tran Van Hai quickly raised his flag to signal that the ball had gone out of bounds and the main referee did not recognize the goal for SLNA.

Talking to Tri Thuc - Znews , an experienced referee at V.League shared: "In this situation, the assistant referee is the one with the best viewing angle on the field when standing close to the side line and has a direct view, in the direction from the corner post to the home team's goal."

The remaining two situations that met with fierce reactions from SLNA fans occurred in the 36th minute when Ho Van Cuong scored but the assist player Olaha was offside, and in the 55th minute, goalkeeper Quang The Tai blocked the ball right on the goal line.

According to references from referees and former V.League referees, VAR technology in this match worked effectively, providing a good enough perspective for referee Nguyen Viet Duan to make the final decision.

Source: https://znews.vn/5-tinh-huong-khien-fan-slna-gian-du-post1548812.html