'Sinner' of U22 Vietnam had his information edited on Wikipedia after defeat against Thailand

(Baonghean.vn) - After Tuan Tai in the match against Indonesia, it was Phi Minh Long's turn to have his profile edited by fans on Wikipedia to vent their anger after the defeat against Thailand.

Playing in the decisive match for the ticket to the semi-finals at the 2017 SEA Games, Vietnam lost with a shameful score. All 3 goals conceded came from unnecessary mistakes. At the end of the first half, goalkeeper Phi Minh Long caught the ball from Tuan Anh's pass, "giving" Thailand an indirect free kick in the 16m50 area. Thailand did not miss the opportunity, easily scoring the opening goal.

In recent years, Vietnamese goalkeepers have often made silly mistakes in decisive matches and this SEA Games is Minh Long. Photo: TNO.

Right at the beginning of the second half, the goalkeeper who has experienced two SEA Games once again made a silly mistake when he rushed out unnecessarily during a play. Minh Long collided with his teammate Van Thanh even though the defender was following the Thai player closely, creating conditions for Phicha to easily increase the score to 2-0.

In addition, in Thailand’s 3-0 victory, this goalkeeper also had a poor reflex. This result forced U22 Vietnam to return home, prematurely “killing” the SEA Games gold dream of millions of fans for decades.

After the match, a fan went to Wikipedia to edit the goalkeeper’s information to vent his anger. Minh Long’s profile was changed to “rated as the stupidest goalkeeper in SEA Games history”. This information only existed on Wikipedia for a short time before being edited by the administrator.

Phi Minh Long's information on Wikipedia was edited. Photo: Tien Hung

Speaking at the post-match press conference, coach Nguyen Huu Thang took full responsibility and resigned. "I think Minh Long's mistake was my fault. I was not able to maintain my enthusiasm and focus on my players," he said.

Two days ago, in the match against Indonesia, striker Ho Tuan Tai also disappointed with many missed shots. Immediately, the profile on Wikipedia of the player from Nghe An was changed by fans to "known as the worst striker in the history of the Vietnam U22 team", position "wooden leg"...

Coach Nguyen Huu Thang resigned after the match. Photo: VNE

Fans also added some information such as "Ho Tuan Tai is a football player and carpenter, born into a family of carpenters", "his special ability is to trap his teammates offside"...

Not only was his information on Wikipedia edited, many Vietnamese fans also went to “dig up” this player’s personal Facebook. Some photos and statuses posted by Tuan Tai a long time ago, in just a few hours, were flooded with thousands of comments, most of which were criticisms of this striker. Many fans said that the draw with Indonesia was due to Tuan Tai’s finishing error. Meanwhile, there were also some comments sympathetic to this 22-year-old player./.

Tien Hung