Iranian player kicks U20 Vietnam midfielder in the chest, angering fans

In the 58th minute of the second half of the match between Iran U20 and Vietnam U20 on March 7, Safari Laksar played a high ball with Duc Phu. Notably, despite standing right next to the scene of the incident, referee Abdullah Jamali only pulled out a yellow card.

The U20 Vietnam players reacted very strongly to this decision. At the U20 Asian Cup, coach Hoang Anh Tuan's team had to face controversial decisions from the referees many times. The most notable was the penalty for U20 Qatar in the second match.

Duc Phu was kicked in the chest by his opponent.

After the final match, captain Khuat Van Khang shared: “ Actually, not only this match, but also in previous matches, U20 Vietnam often received unfavorable decisions. But this is football, the players have to accept it and this will be a lesson when competing internationally.”

On social networking sites, many comments expressed outrage at Duc Phu being kicked in the chest such as: "Unsportsmanlike but not penalized", "The referee's decision was too bad, the organizing committee needs to review the situation"...

Fan Bran William commented on the AFC homepage: “ A great performance by U20 Vietnam. You played very hard and intelligently. The refereeing issue is a big question mark of this tournament. A truly strong team needs to go on its own two feet, not rely on unfair whistles.”

Not only Duc Phu's situation, in the extra minutes, when U20 Vietnam pressed forward to find a goal, the referee also ignored the situation where Khuat Van Khang was knocked down near the 16m50 line and Quoc Viet collided with the opposing team in the penalty area. Immediately after the final whistle sounded, U20 Vietnam players surrounded the referee with an extremely indignant attitude.

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