It's the referee's turn to get a 'red card'

Player "trapped" the referee

People still have difficulty understanding the situation where referee Hieu gave the wrong person a red card in the 49th minute. In this situation, Hai Phong defender Huu Phuc was the one who committed a brutal foul on SHB Da Nang defender Au Van Hoan.

But after the collision, Huu Phuc quickly left for another place, at the same time, midfielder Trinh Van Loi (Hai Phong) ran to explain to the referee about the collision with the intention of reducing the penalty for his teammate. So instead of expelling Huu Phuc, referee Hieu gave Van Loi a red card. This is a trick on the field that players often "trap" referees and this time the trap fell.

Referee Nguyen Trung Hieu made a fatal mistake at Lach Tray Stadium. Photo: Anninhthudo

Not only this situation but also this match, referee Nguyen Trung Hieu and his two assistants Tran Thanh Liem and Tran Van Hai did not manage the match well even though he gave out 2 red cards and 4 yellow cards. The 45 minutes of the second half were ruined by rough tackles and constant arguments between players of both teams.

In the press conference, both the home team coach Hai Phong, Truong Viet Hoang, and the away team coach Le Huynh Duc, Da Nang, criticized the referee's performance. It is also believed that the referee's hesitation, lack of fairness and accuracy, pushed the match to be filled with violence.

International referees still allow mistakes like this to happen, but the internal disciplinary action of the Referee Board must include the 90 minutes of control of the match at Lach Tray Stadium.

Notably, Mr. Nguyen Tan Hien was once an official of the Arbitration Board.

Misfortunes never come singly.

Previously, referee Nguyen Trong Thu also “suddenly disappeared” from the list of referees on duty at V.League 2019 after the match between B.Binh Duong and Viettel. In this match, referee Thu recognized the goal scored by foreign player Wander Luiz against Viettel. However, Viettel players seemed to think that this striker used a trick to block the ball with his hand before scoring the only goal of the match.

Football king Nguyen Trong Thu has "disappeared" after the match between B.Binh Duong and Viettel. Photo: Anninthudo

At that time, referee Thu stood quite far from the ball dispute position and, in the professional term, “did not have a good view” but did not consult his assistant and hastily made a decision. Although the Korean coach of Viettel Club was very polite in his response, only gently saying that if there was VAR, his team would not have lost the match, the Referee Board still did not ignore it.

In round 22 of V.League 2018, at Go Dau Stadium, this king of the field also encountered a rare incident when taking on the position of table referee in the match between Binh Duong and Quang Ninh. At that time, main referee Tran Van Lap forgot to show a red card after giving Tan Tai of the home team 2 yellow cards, allowing this defender to assist his teammate to score. Referee Lap then recognized the goal and then overturned his own decision. The entire referee team on duty in that match was disciplined. Main referee Tran Van Lap is out for the rest of the 2018 season.