Protesting the referee, Long An players stood still to let Ho Chi Minh City score 3 goals

V-League witnessed one of the biggest stains in history, in the match of round six at Thong Nhat Stadium on the afternoon of February 19.

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In the 80th minute, when the score was 2-2, the home team TP HCM was awarded a penalty after a collision in Long An's penalty area. In this situation, goalkeeper Minh Nhut caught the ball, but the main referee Nguyen Trong Thu said thatThe away team's center back Hoang Lam pushed the Ho Chi Minh City striker.

Believing the penalty was incorrect, Long An playersreact bydragged each other out of the field. After 10 minutes, under the persuasion of the coaching staff, goalkeeper Minh Nhut returned to the goal to catch the penalty, but stood hugging the post and turned his back to Victor, who easily scored, raising the score to 3-2 for Ho Chi Minh City. CThe remaining Long An players just stood like statues at the edge of the penalty area.

Goalkeeper Minh Nhut turned his back, allowing the opponent to score freely.

Not stopping there, after serving the ball in the middle of the field, Long An players intentionally passed the ball wrong and then stood still, toThe opponent went up to score as if there was no one there. A similar situation happened right after that, helping Ho Chi Minh City score another goal to lead 5-2.

During the remaining time, the players of both teams just passed the ball back and forth, not competing. Therefore, the main referee Nguyen Trong Thu decided to blow the whistle early, even though the second half had 10 minutes of extra time.

Before the incident, Long An and Ho Chi Minh City, both at the bottom of the table, were playing enthusiastically.

Long An players sat on the sidelines, letting the opponent score freely.

“We cannot understand the referee’s problematic management,” said Long An Club Chairman Vo Thanh Nhiem. “This is a problem, not a lack of ability.”

Meanwhile, Long An coach Ngo Quang Sang declared: "I will take full responsibility if after opening the tape it is shown that Long An was wrong in that situation. But if the referee was wrong, will anyone handle them?"?”.

With this result, Long An continues to stand at the bottom of the table with four points after six rounds, while Ho Chi Minh City climbs to eighth place thanks to seven points.

According to VNE