Long An and the head of the VFF referee board are in the Top ugliest images of 2017.
In addition to the award honoring the beauty of Vietnamese football, the Fair Play award organizers also selected ugly images in 2017. Accordingly, Long An FC and the head of the VFF referee committee topped this list.
1. Long An boycotted and did not continue competing.
In the match between Ho Chi Minh City and Long An in round 6 of V-League 2017 on the afternoon of February 19, 2017 at Thong Nhat Stadium. In the 80th minute, when referee Nguyen Trong Thu blew the whistle when a home team player fell in the penalty area and pointed to the 11m mark.
Disagree with the referee's decision,Long An's management and players reacted strongly and walked out onto the field, refusing to continue playing.. The match was stopped a few minutes later when the match supervisor intervened.
But the images that followed became even uglier when goalkeeper Minh Nhut turned his back to the opponent, allowing Victor to easily execute the penalty kick. In the remaining minutes, all Long An players stood still and deliberately passed the ball wrongly, allowing Ho Chi Minh City to easily score two more goals to seal the 5-2 victory.
After this match, Long An team received a very heavy penalty from VFF, this shock caused them to be relegated this season.
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| Long An left the ugliest image of 2017. |
2. Head of VFF referee board covers for Hoang Vu Samson
In a ball dispute near the touchline, Samson and his teammate Van Kien continuously ran their boots into midfielder Chau Ngoc Quang of the away team in the match between Hanoi FC and HAGL in round 3 of the V-League.
However, the head of the VFF refereeing board, Nguyen Van Mui, said that this was a reckless tackle, which made fans feel indignant. After that, in response to the fierce reaction from the media and experts, the VFF Disciplinary Board was forced to change its decision and proceed to fine Samson.
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| Head of VFF Referee Board - Nguyen Van Mui also made it into this top. |
3. Chairman Le Nguyen Hong said the referee studied at a blind school.
After losing 0-1 to HAGL at Pleiku Stadium, Mr. Le Nguyen Hong - Chairman of Quang Nam Club angrily criticized the referee, saying that the referee had studied at a blind school: "I think Vietnamese referees are trained by VPF at blind school.. The situation was not disputed, the viewing angle was good but the referee did not raise the flag to signal offside. I think either there was something negative, or the referee was trained at Nguyen Dinh Chieu blind school. In that situation, even a 'garden' referee could see the offside, so I said again that the referee was sent by VPF to study at the blind school, blind people who catch football.".
Mr. Hong's statement shocked public opinion because he is a member of the VFF Executive Committee.
4. VFF Disciplinary Board condones violence
In round 23 of V-League, SLNA striker Olaha elbowed defender Nguyen Cuu Huy Hoang in the face, but when reviewing the video, the VFF Disciplinary Board concluded that this action was "not violent".
5. Van Quyet elbowed Xuan Tu
In round 26 of V-League 2017, Van Quyet elbowed midfielder Nghiem Xuan Tu in the face. This action fooled Thai referee Nathan Chan, but he was later fined 15 million VND by VFF and suspended for two matches. This incident also causedVan Quyet was removed from the Golden Ball nomination.Vietnam 2017.