What did SLNA and FLC Thanh Hoa's coaching staff say about the referee's controversial situation?

(Baonghean.vn) - After the controversial match between SLNA and FLC Thanh Hoa in round 20 of V.League, head coach Hoang Thanh Tung of the away team did not attend the press conference, instead his assistant Ngo Van Hoa attended. This coach said that the referee was right in not recognizing Phi Son's goal.

In the 81st minute, when the score was 1-0 for SLNA, after Salia's assist, Phi Son, after a few dribbles and shots, the ball slipped past Odah, changed direction and hit the net of goalkeeper Thanh Thang. Immediately, the main referee Tran Dinh Thinh signaled to recognize the second goal for the Nghe An team. At the same time, the linesman did not react at all.

However, a few minutes later, referee Tran Dinh Thinh consulted with his assistants and completely changed his decision, signaling not to recognize the goal and instead awarding a goal kick to FLC Thanh Hoa. At the end of the match, assistant Ngo Van Hoa of the away team affirmed: "In my opinion, the situation of not recognizing the goal was correct, a player from SLNA stood in front of the goalkeeper, obstructing the goalkeeper, so the referee was right."

Assistant Ngo Van Hoa of FLC Thanh Hoa on behalf of coach Hoang Thanh Tung answered the press conference after the match.

Mr. Hoa added: “Today, SLNA played with many young and determined players. Regarding the Nghe trio, Dinh Dong was injured before the match. As for Van Binh and The Duong, they did not play their roles well. Omar's absence did not affect FLC Thanh Hoa's playing style much, our players on the field showed a very good spirit despite having to concede an early goal.”

Coach Ngo Quang Truong expressed his dissatisfaction with the offside decisions instead of the situation of not recognizing the second goal.

On SLNA's side, coach Ngo Quang Truong said: "Anyway, the main referee consulted with the linesman, the referees stood close and observed well, so the decision was made anyway, so I don't have much to say. In that situation, Phi Son kicked the ball, and the ball hit an SLNA player's leg. The referee's goal was not recognized, if it was not valid, we would have reacted strongly. However, it must be said that in this match, among a series of offside situations, there were a few cases where the referee was incorrect."

Fortunately, SLNA had a good game throughout the 90 minutes of the match and maintained the minimum score of 1-0. Otherwise, the referee's decision to disallow the goal and the offside decisions would have caused a stir in public opinion.

Trung Kien