Indonesian player receives red card for knocking referee unconscious; Thuy Linh wins Vietnam Open 2024 for the third time

Indonesian player gets red card after knocking referee unconscious

On the evening of September 14, a fight broke out in the quarter-final match of the Indonesian National Sports Week between Aceh and Central Sulawesi. In the 96th minute, referee Eko Agus Sugiharto awarded Aceh a penalty kick after the player was fouled in the penalty area.

Central Sulawesi player number 15 - Muhammad Rizki - was upset with the referee's decision and punched him straight in the face, causing him to immediately lose consciousness. Medical staff then came in to check on the referee's condition.referee this, then put him in the ambulance.

The referee woke up a few minutes after the incident but was unable to continue officiating the match. Instead, the organizers assigned a fourth official to take over the duties. Central Sulawesi defender Rizki was shown a straight red card for violent conduct and had to leave the field, but the penalty was still awarded to Aceh.

Aceh's player missed the penalty, but they were awarded another penalty for a handball by a Central Sulawesi player. This time, Aceh equalized and the match went into extra time.

However, Central Sulawesi refused to play again due to dissatisfaction with the way the "men in black" handled the match. After a discussion, the organizers awarded Aceh the right to continue to the semi-finals.

Thuy Linh won the Vietnam Open 2024 for the third time

On the evening of September 15 (Hanoi time), Nguyen Thuy Linh defeated Kaoru Sugiyama with a score of 21-15, 22-20 to win the women's singles championship of the Vietnam Open 2024.

Thuy Linh set a record of winning the Vietnam Open for the third consecutive time, an unprecedented achievement. Even the village legendbadminton Nguyen Tien Minh has also won this tournament twice in a row.

Winning at the Vietnam Open 2024 helped Thuy Linh receive the trophy and a prize of 7,500 USD (nearly 185 million VND), while Kaoru Sugiyama received 3,800 USD (93 million VND).

After this tournament, Thuy Linh will go to China to participate in the international badminton tournament Victor China Open 2024 taking place from September 17-22.

At the 2024 Olympics, Thuy Linh left the tournament with a record of 1 win - 1 loss, ranking 2nd in Group K of women's singles badminton. Each group only takes one representative to the quarterfinals and Zhang Beiwen is the one who got the ticket to continue in this group.

Le Quang Liem helps Vietnam Team cause big surprise at 2024 Chess Olympics

Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has entered the world's top 13 after an impressive performance at the Olympiad.chess2024.

According to calculations by the Live Chess Ratings website, Le Quang Liem has increased 1 rank to 13th in the world after 3 matches at Olympiad 2024. Vietnam's number 1 chess player has added 4.1 elo.

In this tournament, Le Quang Liem won against Mohammad Fahad Rahman of Bangladesh and was awarded 1.3 elo. The victory over Makhnev Denis of Kazakhstan helped Le Quang Liem gain 2.5 elo. The draw with Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan helped Le Quang Liem gain 0.3 elo.

On the FIDE (International Chess Federation) chess rankings, Le Quang Liem's ​​ranking has not been updated, still at world position 14. World position 14 is also the highest achievement in Le Quang Liem's ​​career in particular, as well as the history of Vietnamese chess in general.

Therefore, it can be said that Le Quang Liem's ​​rise to 13th place, according to Live Chess Ratings, is a new step forward for Vietnam's number 1 chess player.

Le Quang Liem made an important contribution to helping the Vietnamese Chess Team beat the 2022 champion Uzbekistan 3-1 at the 2024 Chess Olympiad.

This is the second time in history that the Vietnamese Chess Team has won all four first rounds in the Open group, after a similar achievement in 2010.

16-year-old striker cries and speaks words of happiness after helping Hoang Anh Gia Lai top V.League

16-year-old striker Tran Gia Bao cried after scoring to help Hoang Anh Gia Lai beat Quang Nam 4-0.

In the second minute of extra time, Tran Gia Bao calmly handled the ball past goalkeeper Van Cong to raise the score to 4-0 for Hoang Anh Gia Lai. The referee checked VAR for more than 5 minutes and recognized the goal for Tran Gia Bao. Tran Gia Bao burst into tears and celebrated the goal with joy with the coaching staff.Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club.

After the match, striker Tran Gia Bao said: “I feel very happy and joyful. First of all, I would like to thank the coaching staff and the seniors for always supporting me wholeheartedly during the past time. Everyone reminded and instructed me in every situation on the field so that today I could go on the field and have the opportunity to compete. I feel very happy and joyful. I will try my best in training and competition to develop further. This is an important stepping stone for me.”

Striker Tran Gia Bao was born on January 3, 2008, at the age of 16 years, 8 months and 12 days. Tran Gia Bao broke Nguyen Cong Thanh's record to become the youngest striker to score in the V.League.

According to statistics in V-League history, Nguyen Cong Thanh holds the record for the youngest player to score in V.League. Cong Thanh scored at the age of 17 years and 246 days, the goal took place in the match between Dong Thap and Hai Phong at Lach Tray Stadium in round 13 of V.League 2015.

The 4-0 victory over Quang Nam on the afternoon of September 15 was also Hoang Anh Gia Lai's biggest victory in 5 years. The most recent victory by 4 goals for Mr. Duc's Hoang Anh Gia Lai was a 5-1 victory over Hai Phong in 2019./.