Referee Nguyen Trong Thu was suspended for 1 match for going easy on Buu Ngoc.

Referee Nguyen Trong Thu, who officiated the match between XSKT Can Tho and Saigon that attracted public attention with goalkeeper Buu Ngoc's rough tackle on Duy Long, will be suspended for one match.

This is internal information and like previous cases of referee errors, the VFF Referee Board did not publicly announce the disciplinary action.

Although in the past few days, all efforts to contact the Head of the VFF Referee Board Nguyen Van Mui have been unsuccessful, but according to the investigation, referee Nguyen Trong Thu will be suspended for one match and will not be allowed to officiate one round of V.League 2016, specifically the 18th round taking place this weekend.

In the match XSKT Can Tho - Saigon FC in round 17 of Toyota V.League 2016, referee Nguyen Trong Thu only gave a yellow card to goalkeeper Buu Ngoc of the home team for a rough tackle, intending to destroy Duy Long of Saigon FC.

Referee Nguyen Trong Thu was not assigned to work in round 18. Photo: Duong Thu

Along with the criticism directed towards Buu Ngoc, referee Nguyen Trong Thu was criticized for not properly assessing the level of violation of the XSKT Can Tho goalkeeper, so he only pulled out a yellow card to punish him.

Referee Nguyen Trong Thu himself admitted his mistake a day after the incident in a newspaper and said that the yellow card for Buu Ngoc was not appropriate.

Yesterday, July 26, the VFF Disciplinary Board announced disciplinary decisions surrounding the incidents in round 17, notably a four-match suspension and a VND15 million fine for goalkeeper Buu Ngoc.

In addition to the internal disciplinary action against referee Nguyen Trong Thu, the Referee Board also warned referee Nguyen Trung Kien (B) for forgetting to bring his card when officiating the match between QNK Quang Nam and HAGL in round 17.

Regarding referee Nguyen Hien Triet, the reactions of Hai Phong fans are considered baseless and the Referee Board also determined that this referee completed his duties, not allowing serious mistakes to occur when officiating the Hai Phong - SHB Da Nang match.

The VFF Disciplinary Board even announced a fine of 20 million VND for the Lach Tray Stadium Organizing Committee for allowing the above chaos to occur.

According to thethaovanhoa