V.League 'afternoon market' and the fate of 'decent' football teams

Yen Thanh - October 24, 2019 14:44
(Baonghean.vn) – The final round of V.League 2019 has ended with many surprising matches. On 7 football fields, there were intense matches in the race to avoid relegation and win medals. Although everything was settled, the audience was still worried and upset because of the unprofessionalism of the people who controlled the game.

At Tam Ky Stadium, SLNA played very well and took the lead twice thanks to goals from Ho Phuc Tinh. It is clear that the Nghe An team still has the goal of winning a Top 3 or Top 5 position. While Quang Nam no longer has the motivation to fight, they still show that they are a tough opponent.

In case SLNA wins against Quang Nam, coach Duc Thang and his team still cannot win a medal because in the match at Cua Ong Stadium, Hanoi Club and Than Quang Ninh Club caused a surprise with a score of 4-2 for the home team, both the home team and the away team were happy.

At Tam Ky Stadium, when SLNA was leading 2-1, there was not much time left in the match. The ball was passed into the penalty area by a Quang Nam player. Center back Damir Memovic received a very discreet elbow from Samson when the player jumped up and then goalkeeper Van Tien was fouled in the 5m50 area. The referee did not blow the whistle but everything stopped.

Coach Nguyen Duc Thang reacted strongly to referee Hoang Anh Tuan. Photo: Trung Kien

However, the humanity, professionalism and Fairplay were not shown by the Quang Nam players in front of a small number of home fans and a large number of TV viewers. When 2 SLNA players collapsed in pain, Gabriel Davis took the opportunity to shoot straight into the goal, surprising everyone.

That's definitely not football, that's not sportsmanship. For any team, any professional player, when an opposing player is down, the ball is brought to the middle of the field, it would be a situation where the ball is taken out of play so that a colleague can be taken care of. And unfortunately Gabriel Davis did not do that.

More notably, the player who took advantage of the opponent's fall to score, Gabriel Davis, was awarded the title of best player of the match. Meanwhile, Ho Phuc Tinh of SLNA was the player who scored 2 goals.

Cầu thủ Gabriel Davis bất ngờ nhận danh hiệu xuất sắc nhất trận. Ảnh: VPF
Player Gabriel Davis unexpectedly received the title of best player of the match. Photo: VPF

After the match, coach Nguyen Duc Thang had reason to be dissatisfied with the referee. A situation where Michael Olaha was fouled in the penalty area and referee Hoang Anh Tuan did not blow the whistle when 2 SLNA players were fouled, leading to the equalizer 2-2.

The captain of SLNA expressed his disappointment because SLNA was the victim of unprofessional football. Football was born to serve the audience but the referee did the opposite.

A terrible match and the referee blew away SLNA's victory. If they had 3 points, SLNA would have definitely been in the Top 4. All the efforts of SLNA players went up in smoke because of the referee's confusing decisions.

Of course, if SLNA received a penalty in the situation where Olaha fell, it would be a luxury. Because in the entire 2019 V.League season, SLNA only received 2 penalties, those were the two goals of Khac Ngoc and Vinicius.

Bảng xếp hạng V.League 2019 chung cuộc. Ảnh: VPF
Final V.League 2019 rankings. Photo: VTC

V.League has ended, looking at the rankings, one can clearly see the perverse problems of V.League that have existed for a long time. The team that dared to "stand on its own" and play the "cleanest" in V.League, S. Khanh Hoa, was relegated and eliminated from the game. The team that played the most beautifully and Fairplayed in V.League, the most popular, HAGL, only ranked 8th.

Vietnamese football has changed in recent years, the national teams at all levels have achieved many successes and miracles. However, it is sad to look at the V.League playground, which is the backbone and appearance of a football industry that seems to be not yet commensurate in terms of quality and prestige.

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