Hai Phong fans banned from away matches for the rest of the 2017 V-League season

The VFF Disciplinary Board has decided to punish Hai Phong fans after throwing fireworks and bottles onto the field during the match against Hanoi FC last weekend.

Hai Phong fans repeatedly set off flares on the field. Photo: Lam Thoa.

At My Dinh Stadium on June 24, in round 14, Hai Phong fans threw many flares and bottles onto the sidelines, forcing referee Cong Khanh to repeatedly stop the match. In today's meeting, the VFF Disciplinary Board issued a decision banning Hai Phong fans from visiting away matches for the rest of the season.

In fact,It is very difficult for the penalty to be thoroughly carried out.Hai Phong spectators can still "disguise" themselves to enter the stadium individually. They justGroup tickets cannot be purchased and a large number of people cannot be seated in a pre-arranged area. Not going in groups only means that Hai Phong fans cannot bring cheering equipment such as flags, fans, drums, etc.

Sharing with VnExpress, a famous Hai Phong fan named Hoan "say" declared: "We anticipated this penalty before the Disciplinary Board met. So we are not surprised. If they ban us, we will still go. Instead of wearing the club's shirt, we will wear normal clothes."

The "specialty" of flares thrown onto the field by Hai Phong fans at the recent match at My Dinh. Photo: Lam Thoa.

Historically, this is not the first time Hai Phong fans have been banned from playing away games. In 2009, the Disciplinary Board issued similar penalties after a series of incidents caused by the Hai Phong fan club, such as setting off flares on the fields of Hoa Phat Ha Noi, Binh Duong, Ha Noi T&T, and especially disturbing public order on the way to Vinh Stadium.

In 2012, Song Lam Nghe An fans were also banned from Thong Nhat Stadium after causing chaos there.

According to VNE