Thanh Hoa fans are also dissatisfied with referee Ha Anh Chien.

(Baonghean.vn)- Although the home team won back a point against SLNA, the Thanh Hoa Fan Club was not satisfied with this draw because of the main referee in charge of the match, Ha Anh Chien.

At the end of the first half, some fans in the A stand area left. Meanwhile, Thanh Hoa fans in the B stand area were disappointed with the way their team played and pointed at Technical Director Le Thuy Hai to shout. At the end of the match, the Thanh Hoa Fan Club was also not satisfied.

Many Thanh Hoa fans left early in the match against SLNA.

Mr. Le Thanh Hoan - Chairman of Thanh Hoa Fan Club said: “Yesterday, I was also present at Thanh Hoa stadium to cheer. However, I usually hold a loudspeaker to cheer, so I could not follow the situations on the field closely. After going back online to review, I saw that Dinh Dong and Hoang Thinh - 2 Nghe An players played very well and had high performance. Regarding referee Ha Anh Chien in the penalty situation for FLC Thanh Hoa, I saw that my friends and colleagues also felt upset. Actually, yesterday, both Thanh Hoa and Nghe An teams played a dedicated match, with high professionalism. We are fans, of course, always want our team to win, but it must be beautiful football. This draw makes us feel unhappy at all.”

Mr. Pham Huu Thanh - a member of the Thanh Hoa Fans' Association's Board of Directors, indignantly said: "Thanh Hoa's playing style is more disjointed and lacking in detail compared to SLNA. In terms of expertise, SLNA played better and deserved to win. As for referee Ha Anh Chien, if it is due to professional errors, it is best to suspend him from his duties. If it is due to indirect errors, he should be held responsible before the law."

Mr. Tran Song Hai - Vice President of the Vietnam Football Fans Association could not hide his dissatisfaction with the current situation of Vietnamese football. Mr. Hai said: "There is no way that the Head of the Referee Committee is the Deputy Head of the Tournament Organizing Committee, and the son-in-law of the Head of the Referee Committee is also the referee in charge of the tournament. In the VFF, how many people know the profession, all of whom are the owners of the football teams? In foreign countries, former referees are in charge of distributing referees, but in Vietnamese football, it is the opposite.

Coach Ngo Quang Truong was upset with the referee's way of blowing the whistle. Photo: Thanh Tung.

We have no evidence to conclude that the referee is negative, but that is too inappropriate. Whatever happens, the tournament organizers and the chairman of the Referee Council handle it internally. Referee Ha Anh Chien clearly did not comply with the rules. If he is still unsure, why not ask his assistant? Football from the top is not transparent. And things like this will continue to happen for a long time. Football is only beautiful when it is fair, impartial and fairplay. With problems like this, it is difficult for the audience to accept returning to Vietnamese football.

SLNA Fan Club President Tran Huu Thuat expressed his opinion: “Throughout the match, referee Ha Anh Chien pressured SLNA, from the yellow card situation for central defender Minh Duc, as well as the blatant pulling of Baba Sali’s pants outside the penalty area. Only when protected or influenced would referee Ha Anh Chien dare to do so. This referee needs to be permanently suspended and removed from football life.”

Today, May 9, SLNA Club has drafted a complaint to the tournament’s Organizing Committee regarding the penalty situation outside the penalty area. Sports journalists, fan clubs and the public are looking forward to a severe punishment for the referee team in charge of the match between FLC Thanh Hoa and SLNA in round 9 of V.League 2016.

Trung Kien