Vietnam National Team Receives Bad News After Entering the 2024 AFF Cup Final; Why Did the Singapore Defender Get a Red Card But Not Leave the Field?
The Singapore team escaped the situation of playing with one less man despite the initial red card for defender Lionel Tan; the Vietnam team received bad news about the injury situation of key players after the 3-1 victory over Singapore in the second leg of the AFF Cup 2024 semi-final. Those are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Vietnam National Team Receives Bad News After Entering the Final of AFF Cup 2024
In the 90+7 minute, from a quick counterattack on the left wing, Van Vi sent a pass to the right wing to Ho Tan Tai. The defender wearing the number 13 shirt controlled the ball and twisted his knee. Tan Tai appeared to be in pain, holding his knee. Doctors quickly entered the field to give him first aid. With the expression on Tan Tai's face, it was likely that he had suffered a serious injury related to his knee ligaments. The defender of the Vietnamese national team was unable to continue playing for the last few seconds of the match.
Before that, another right-back of the Vietnam national team, Van Thanh, also had to leave the field after a collision with a Singaporean player. The CAHN defender was also in quite a lot of pain and seemed to have suffered a serious ankle injury. This also means that the possibility of Van Thanh or Tan Tai playing in the upcoming two final matches is very low.
Coach Kim Sang Sik reacts unexpectedly when bringing Vietnam to the final
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“I am very happy toVietnam team in the final. This is the result of the enthusiastic support from the fans, along with the efforts, sweat and dedication of the whole team in the last six matches," coach Kim Sang Sik shared after the 3-1 victory of the Vietnam team against Singapore in the second leg of the semi-finals, thereby winning a ticket to the final with a total score of 5-1 after 2 matches. "Although we have reached the final round, the clock of the Vietnam team does not stop. I will try, bet my whole football career on this championship."
Talking about the opponent that Vietnam team might meet in the final, Mr. Kim frankly said: "Whether the opponent is Thailand or the Philippines, we have a plan to prepare, the players will try their best. The Vietnam team is ready to aim for the best results in this year's tournament."
Why did the Singapore defender get a red card but not leave the field?
Singapore escaped playing with one less man despite defender Lionel Tan initially being red-carded.
In the 39th minute, Lionel Tan made a silly foul on Nguyen Xuan Son in the penalty area. Lionel Tan pulled Xuan Son's shirt to the point of tearing it, although Hai Long's free kick was difficult for striker number 12 to receive. The referee consulted VAR and decided to award a penalty. Nguyen Xuan Son scored accurately to open the score for Vietnam.
The biggest controversy was the referee showing Lionel Tan a red card. But the Singapore defender did not leave the field and the referee changed his decision a minute later. From the TV camera angle, the main referee seemed to have heard more advice from the VAR room to override Lionel Tan's red card, in exchange for giving the Singapore defender a yellow card.
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