Red card in the loss to China, Tien Linh will be able to play Uzbekistan and Korea?

Tien Linh received a direct red card in the match against the Chinese team.

Like Quang Hai, striker Tien Linh has not started since the first day the Vietnamese team visited China in a friendly match in Dalian City on October 10.

However, the turning point happened when coach Philippe Troussier sent Tien Linh onto the field in the 79th minute along with Khuat Van Khang, when the Vietnamese team played well, forcing the opponent into a tight position and needing a heavy punch to tie the score 1-1.

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However, the debut day of the top scorer of the AFF Cup 2022 quickly ended earlier than expected, when VAR, applied for the first time in this friendly match, determined that he had elbowed a Chinese defender in the neck.

After Tien Linh left the field in the 89th minute, the Vietnamese team still played well, until Hoang Duc carelessly passed the ball to the opponent and secured a 2-0 victory.

Hoang Duc dribbles the ball in the match against the Chinese team

After the match, Coach Troussier was unhappy with the result but was still satisfied with his players, especially many young players who entered the field and showed good technical skills and ball control right on the Chinese team's home field.

As for striker Tien Linh, he will need to be more careful in the upcoming matches, even the match 3 days later against Uzbekistan, also in Dalian City (China).

Explaining why Tien Linh may not be suspended, former referee supervisor Doan Phu Tan said: "Football rules do not say whether a direct red card in a friendly match counts or not, it only mentions that in tournament play if he receives a red card, he is asked to leave the field.

Tien Linh can play 2 friendly matches with Uzbekistan and Korea

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FIFA rules do not stipulate that a red card in a series of friendly matches can be used as a suspension or similar. For example, if we play a friendly this year but then play again in August or September next year, what will happen? Football rules only stipulate that a player who receives a red card must leave the field.

Depending on the tournament, there will be separate regulations, or the teams will agree with each other in a series of friendly matches to decide whether a red card will be suspended or not, or how many matches it will be suspended. For example, in the V-League, receiving a direct red card will result in 2 matches, but in friendly matches, it may be different."

In that spirit, it is likely that Tien Linh will still be able to play in the remaining two friendly matches against Uzbekistan (October 13) and South Korea (October 17). Of course, whether the top scorer of the 2022 AFF Cup and the top 3 scorers in the history of the Vietnamese team will play or not will depend on the calculations of coach Philippe Troussier.

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