Vardy blows the whistle instead of the referee

Vardy's funny action.

The unusual situation happened in the 25th minute when Leicester hosted Southampton at King Power Stadium in the 36th round of the Premier League. Referee David Webb was officiating his first match in the top flight of English football. However, he collided with Jordan Ayew and collapsed on the field. Webb rolled around clutching his face, but the match continued for a few seconds because no one blew the whistle.

Realizing that the referee was unable to control the game, Jamie Vardy ran over, grabbed Webb’s wrist, took the whistle and blew a decisive whistle himself to stop the game. The spontaneous and humorous moment made the audience at the King Power Stadium laugh, and social media went crazy.

"Premier League will miss Vardy a lot", "True Vardy image from start to finish", "Vardy is truly a Premier League legend", "Unbelievable to witness this"... are the common reactions of the online community.

After a 12-minute stoppage, Webb was taken for concussion tests and was unable to continue. Fourth official Samuel Barrott was appointed to replace him.

In this match, Vardy opened the scoring in the 17th minute after a good combination with Bilal El Khannouss and Luke Thomas. The goal was the veteran striker's 199th goal in Leicester's shirt. In the 44th minute, Ayew sealed a 2-0 victory for the "Foxes".

Both Leicester and Southampton were relegated, so the match didn't mean much in terms of points. However, these were the final minutes that ended Vardy's glorious journey with Leicester. He will say goodbye to the team after this season.

Source: https://znews.vn/vardy-thoi-coi-thay-trong-tai-post1550751.html