Man United and Liverpool disappoint, U22 Vietnam coach upset with referee
(Baonghean.vn) - Coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan was upset with the referee after the humiliating defeat to U22 Indonesia in the semi-finals. Last night, Man United and Liverpool gave the world a goalless English derby.
Draw with Liverpool, Man United falls out of Top 4
Manchester United received bad news when Nemanja Matic was absent due to injury in training, forcing manager Solskjaer to use Scott McTominay in his place. Meanwhile, Liverpool had Virgil Van Dijk return from suspension to play centre-back alongside Matip, while James Milner returned to defence at right-back.
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The English derby is always dramatic but the game was too intense and goals were lacking. The two teams drew 0-0.
The result puts Liverpool back at the top of the table, just one point ahead of Manchester City, who play the League Cup final on the same day and have now played the same number of games. Meanwhile, Manchester United have fallen out of the top four after Arsenal beat Southampton 2-0 and have 53 points, one more than Manchester United.
A nerve-wracking penalty shootout brought Man City to the 2019 Carabao Cup championship
Match results on February 24
Leicester City: 1 - 4 Crystal Palace
Arsenal: 2 - 0 Southampton
Manchester City defeated Chelsea in a penalty shootout in the 2019 Carabao Cup final in the early morning of February 24 to win the tournament. After a draw in both regular and extra time, Chelsea and Man City had to use a nerve-wracking penalty shootout to determine the winner. On the penalty spot, Jorginho got off to a bad start for Chelsea when he missed his first kick and was caught by goalkeeper Ederson.
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Man City also had Leroy Sane's shot blocked by Kepa, but the key point came from David Luiz's missed shot that put Chelsea at a disadvantage. Rahem Sterling stepped up to successfully take the decisive shot and thereby brought the EFL Cup trophy for the second consecutive time to the Manchester team.
Coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan is upset because of the referee in the semi-final match against U22 Indonesia
Speaking at the press conference after the match between U22 Vietnam and U22 Indonesia, coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan said: “This was not an easy match. I know that. But in this match, the referee (Thant Zin Oo - PV) did not control the match well. The referee repeatedly caught situations that were favorable to Indonesia. The situation where an Indonesian player let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area in the third minute of extra time of the second half was very clear. In addition, the fouls that Indonesian players caused for Vietnam happened continuously in the penalty area. But the referee did not award U22 Vietnam a penalty kick. Honestly, I am very dissatisfied with the referee in this match.”
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| Coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan. Photo: VFF |
Regarding the Indonesian reporter's opinion that referee Thant Zin Oo gave Indonesia 6 yellow cards, while Vietnam only received 2 yellow cards from the referee, coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan said: "The penalty cards that Indonesia received were the result of a rough playing style, rough tackles on Vietnamese players."
Talking about the goal that U22 Vietnam conceded, Mr. Tuan sympathized with goalkeeper Phan Van Bieu: “The free kick happened right in front of the 16m50 box. It was a dangerous free kick. The ball hit the wall and changed direction into the net. It was very difficult for Van Bieu to block it.”
HAGL, Nam Dinh have a dream start
Despite being "named" early for relegation, in the opening match, Nam Dinh FC won convincingly with a score of 3-1 against Saigon. With 3 points as capital, coach Nguyen Van Sy and his team are much more confident in the battle that is expected to face many difficulties in this year's tournament.
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| Nam Dinh surprisingly defeated Saigon FC at Thien Truong. Photo: Lam Thoa |
Thus, at the end of round 1 of V.League 2019, Hanoi temporarily leads, HAGL ranks 2nd, SHB Da Nang ranks 3rd and then Nam Dinh, SLNA, Ho Chi Minh City...
Results of round 1 V.League 2019
Thanh Hoa 1 – 1 B. Binh Duong
SLNA 2 – 0 Quang Nam
S. Khanh Hoa 1 – 4 HAGL
Hanoi 5 – 0 Than Quang Ninh
Nam Dinh 3 – 1 Saigon
SHB Da Nang 3 - 1 Viettel
Ho Chi Minh City 1 – 0 Hai Phong