Referee Tran Trung Hieu was suspended for making a mistake in the Hai Phong-QNK.QN match?
After examining the tapes of several matches in the 16th round of the V-League, the Referee Board determined that referee Tran Trung Hieu and assistant Nguyen Ngoc Minh made mistakes in the Hai Phong - QNK.QN match. Therefore, these two referees face the possibility of being suspended from duty in the next matches.
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Referee Tran Trung Hieu (right) faces disciplinary suspension from duty. |
In the 16th round of V-League, there are 3 stadiums with referee issues.Those are Long An, Vinh and Lach Tray. Therefore, on the morning of May 27, the Referee Board conducted an analysis of the matches to determine the rights and wrongs of the "Kings of the field".
Regarding striker Emile's shot and the SLNA players' subsequent claim that the ball had crossed the SHB.DN goal line, VFF Referee Board Head Nguyen Van Mui said: "This was a quick situation and the camera angles at Vinh Stadium did not show the ball rolling completely across the SHB.DN goal line. Referee Vo Minh Tri had a good viewing angle and the decision not to recognize Emile's goal was correct."
Meanwhile, because the video of the match between DT.LA and Than.QN has not been sent back yet, the VFF Referee Board will "dissect" it later to clarify whether the penalty that DT.LA was awarded in the 73rd minute was correct or not.
In particular, regarding the refereeing in the Hai Phong - QNK.QN match, the Referee Board has carefully watched the video of this match and conclusions have been made about the reactions from the Hai Phong team towards the referee team.
Mr. Nguyen Van Mui said: "In the situation in the 45th minute when striker Almeida fell in the Hai Phong penalty area, referee Tran Trung Hieu made an inaccurate assessment, leading to the decision to award a penalty to QNK.QN. Meanwhile, near the end of the second half, assistant Nguyen Ngoc Minh raised the flag to signal offside against striker Quang Hai when the QNK.QN player kicked the ball up but it hit a Hai Phong player, so Quang Hai was not in an offside position."
So, the conclusions are clear and now, the two referees are facing suspension from duty.
According to Bongdaplus