Looking at Santos of Quang Nam, I remember Di Canio of West Ham years ago.
(Baonghean.vn) - Thanks to the "wrong" decisions of referee Hoang Anh Tuan, especially the unfair goal of foreign player Gabriel Dos Santos, the home team Quang Nam was able to avoid defeat right at Tam Ky stadium.
Before the Brazilian midfielder “tried” to shoot into SLNA’s empty goal, two players from the away team, center-back Memovic and goalkeeper Tran Van Tien, were lying flat on the 5m50 area in pain after collisions with Hoang Vu Samson and Ha Minh Tuan.
Instead of blowing the whistle to stop the match, Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan acted as if nothing had happened. Instead of kicking the ball out of bounds, the player wearing the number 8 shirt aimed straight at the opponent’s goal to find an equalizer. The referee allowed the goal, but Gabriel Dos Santos looked “innocent and innocent”.
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| Gabriel Dos Santos received the title of Best Player of the Match. Photo: VPF |
Even after the match ended, the person who was awarded the title of Best Player of the match was Gabriel Dos Santos, not Ho Phuc Tinh (who scored a double). How shameless!
Looking at Gabriel Dos Santos happily receiving his award on the podium, and seeing the way coach Vu Hong Viet and his team shared their joy together, many Vietnamese football fans suddenly remembered former player Paolo Di Canio.
Who is Paolo Di Canio? He is a former Italian player, who played for famous teams such as Lazio, Juventus, Napoli, AC Milan, Sheffield Wendnesday, West Ham... During his career, the former player born in 1968 caused countless scandals on the field. A typical example is the incident where he pushed referee Paul Alcock down, in the match between Sheffield Wendnesday in the 1998/1999 season.
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| Former player Paolo Di Canio when he played for West Ham. Photo: Whufc.com |
But for fans of beautiful football, no one can forget the fair play action of Paolo Di Canio, which took place in the match between West Ham and Everton in the 2000/2001 season, nearly 20 years ago. That was the situation when Paolo Di Canio received the ball in a face-to-face position with goalkeeper Paul Gerrard, who was lying on the field due to knee pain. Paolo Di Canio only needed to shoot, the ball would have landed neatly in Everton's net.
However, the former Italian player did not do that. Instead of scoring the goal to make it 2-1 for his team, he proactively used his hand to hold the ball so that the medical team could take care of his colleague on the other side of the battle line. Paolo Di Canio's action caused West Ham to lose points to Everton, but he was awarded the FIFA fair play award in 2001.
Football is known as the king of sports, and sports always promote nobility. And winning is important but not everything. Gabriel Dos Santos, the Quang Nam team and especially referee Hoang Anh Tuan owe SLNA and true football fans an apology./.
