Final list of Vietnam Women's Team for the 2nd qualifying round of the 2024 Olympics; What does VPF say about the VAR decision in the match between Hai Phong and Hoang Anh Gia Lai?
(Baonghean.vn) - Final list of Vietnam Women's Team for the 2nd qualifying round of the 2024 Olympics; What did VPF say about VAR's decision in the match between Hai Phong and Hoang Anh Gia Lai?; English football legend Bobby Charlton passed away... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
Final list of Vietnam women's team participating in the second qualifying round of the 2024 Olympics: Minh Chuyen was eliminated
Coach Mai Duc Chung has announced the list of 22 players.Vietnam women's team2024 Olympic qualifying round 2.
Accordingly, 3 players will not continue to accompany the Vietnam Women's Team on this journey, including: striker Ngoc Minh Chuyen (Thai Nguyen Club), midfielder Nguyen Thi Truc Huong (Vietnam Coal and Minerals Club), and defender Pham Thi Lan Anh (Hanoi Club). These are all players born after 2000, recently called up to the team by the coaching staff.
Sharing about the junior team, midfielder Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy said: “After ASIAD 19, the young players have started to get in tune with their seniors. They were also given the opportunity to experiment and gain experience in the recent tournament. Currently, they are more confident and have better passes and coordination with other teammates. Ngoc Minh Chuyen, although a young player, has confidence and quite a sophisticated ability to play football.”
In recent days, the coaching staff has had the players practice and compete internally to test and perfect their tactical plans, ready for the three upcoming matches against Uzbekistan on October 26 against the Uzbekistan National Team, October 29 against the Indian National Team and November 1 against the Japanese National Team in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Coach Kiatisak is confident in playing against the 5 million euro squad of Hanoi Police FC
The Thai coach called the match between Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Hanoi Police an "early final" and affirmed that he is not afraid of any team in the 2023/2024 V-League.
"No matter which team we face, Hanoi Police or Viettel, we are not afraid and will fight with all our might," Coach Kiatisak confidently said after opening the 2023/2024 V-League with a 1-1 draw at Lach Tray Stadium.
This season, Hoang Anh Gia Lai is not highly rated as most of the stars from the first course of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Arsenal JMG Academy have left, while the board of directors continues to be "stingy" in the transfer market, causing the team to face difficulties.
According to Transfermarkt, the total transfer value of Hoang Anh Gia Lai players is 2.04 million euros, ranking 11th out of 14 teams participating in V-League 2023/2024. This figure is less than half the value of the Hanoi Police FC squad (4.96 million euros) - the opponent Hoang Anh Gia Lai must face in the next round.
Coach Kiatisak said that this season, "boss" Duc only spent money to buy two foreign players, the rest mainly took advantage of the available young players. However, the Thai coach is still confident that the quality of the players he is leading is enough to help Hoang Anh Gia Lai play well, ready to play fairly with all opponents.
English football legend Bobby Charlton passes away
The great World Cup winner, who starred in England's victory at the 1966 World Cup, Bobby Charlton passed away at the age of 86 on October 21.
English football legend Bobby Charlton is considered one of the greatest footballers of all time. He is a hero to millions, not just in Manchester or the UK, but wherever football is played around the world.
"Bobby Charlton was admired for his sportsmanship and integrity as well as his outstanding qualities as a footballer. Sir Bobby Charlton will always be remembered as a giant of the game," Manchester United said in a statement.
Bobby Charlton is considered one of England's greatest ever players and one of the best players of his era, along with Pelé, Eusébio, Bobby Moore, Garrincha and Franz Beckenbauer.
After retiring from playing, Bobby Charlton remained a director of Manchester United for 39 years. A statement from Manchester United said: “His achievements, character and service will forever be etched in the history of Manchester United and English football. His legacy will live on through the Sir Bobby Charlton Foundation.”
What did VPF say about the VAR decision in the Hai Phong and Hoang Anh Gia Lai match?
VPF shared about the referee's decision on VAR viewing situations in the opening match of V.League 2023/2024 between Hai Phong vs Hoang Anh Gia Lai.
The match between Hai Phong and Hoang Anh Gia Lai in round 1 of V.League 2023/2024 ended with many controversies surrounding the referees' VAR viewing situations. In this match, referee Nguyen Dinh Thai had to pause the match 5 times to consult VAR technology. This led to 10 minutes of extra time in the second half.
In addition, VAR in this match also got into some controversial situations. A typical example is the moment when referee Nguyen Dinh Thai recognized Hai Phong's 11-meter penalty after Diakite let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area. Due to limited camera angles, the referees were still quite vague in their decisions.
Talking about the VAR work in this match, General Director of Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company - PVF Mr. Nguyen Minh Ngoc shared that: "The situations that occur depend on the level of ease to difficulty. With easy situations, the referees spend less time (like 5 test matches last season, 1 Super Cup match this season). But with difficult situations, the referees need more time to discuss and consider carefully.
In the 74th minute situation yesterday in the match between Hai Phong and Hoang Anh Gia Lai, the referees fully followed the procedures required by FIFA to make the final decision accurately."
According to insiders, Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem believes that VAR technology needs more camera angles so that referees can make more accurate decisions and save more time.
