Head of VFF Referee Board speaks out about extremely hot issue in V-League!

Regarding the controversies and overreactions of the teams in round 13 of V-League, on February 18, the VFF Disciplinary Board issued penalties for these actions. In addition, the Referee Board also had an official opinion on this issue.

Coach Van Sy Son of Quang Nam FC was fined 5 million VND and suspended for 2 matches due to his reaction to the referee. Coach Van Sy Son said that player Van Duc of CAHN FC fouled Phu Nguyen in the play that led to the equalizer 4-4 in the last minute of extra time in the second half. However, the video confirmed that player Van Duc did not commit a foul.

Coach Van Sy Son (left cover)

Photo: Minh Tu

Coach Van Sy Son could not control his emotions and threw his shirt and ID card on the ground. In the press conference room, Coach Van Sy Son continued to attack the referee.

Also in round 13, there was also a reaction to the referee, coach Velizar Popov of Thanh Hoa team and coach Le Duc Tuan of Da Nang club received red cards in the match, so VPF did not recommend VFF to impose additional penalties.

'The referee handled it correctly'

After carefully reviewing these situations, Head of the Referee Board Dang Thanh Ha affirmed that the referees had followed the correct principles.

The head of the VFF Referee Board told VTV: "The referees actually controlled the matches in accordance with the spirit of the law, analyzed the situations as they had learned from FIFA courses, domestic courses and previous training. Up to this point, most of the referees have completed their tasks. Important decisions affecting the outcome of the match were all correct."

According to Mr. Dang Thanh Ha, the application of VAR up to this point has been showing positive results, although there are still some cases that are not really smooth.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/truong-ban-trong-tai-vff-len-tieng-ve-van-de-cuc-nong-ov-league-185250218193437436.htm