Why did the referee 'break the flag' to recognize Dinh Bac's goal?

Referee Rustam Lutfullin recognized Dinh Bac's goal even though the linesman raised his flag for offside against the U22 Vietnam striker.

In the 61st minute of the match U22 Vietnam vs U22 Laos, receiving a pass from Thanh Nhan, Dinh Bac dribbled the ball a few times then shot hard and low.

Dinh Bac's tricky shot left U22 Laos goalkeeper Lokphathip helpless.

However, assistant 1 Sanjar Shayusupov raised the flag for offside because he thought Quoc Viet was standing behind the U22 Laos defenders.

In fact, it is true that Quoc Viet was in an offside position.

The regret of the U22 Vietnam players.

Coach Kim Sang Sik reacted because he thought U22 Vietnam's goal was valid.

This is an extremely important goal for U22 Vietnam when the score is tied 1-1 and the match is entering the final minutes.

The captain of U22 Vietnam received a yellow card for reacting.

However, a surprise happened when the Uzbek referee - Rustam Lutfullin, decided to "break the flag" of his assistant, recognizing the goal for Dinh Bac.

Talking to VieNamNet, former Golden Whistle Duong Van Hien analyzed: "Watching on TV, we all saw that Quoc Viet was in an offside position. However, when Dinh Bac finished, the referee will consider whether Quoc Viet participated in or influenced the situation leading to the goal or not. In fact, Quoc Viet jumped up to avoid the ball, and this player may have blocked the view of the U22 Laos goalkeeper. But the decision on the field belongs to the referee. I think this is a 50-50 situation, and fortunately , U22 Vietnam's goal was recognized."

Photo: TP (from Bangkok, Thailand)

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/vi-sao-trong-tai-be-co-cong-nhan-ban-thang-cua-dinh-bac-2469118.html