Referee officiates the second leg of the 2022 AFF Cup final, a 'nemesis' of Thailand; Hanoi Club says goodbye to Doan Van Hau

The referee in charge of the second leg of the final is the "nemesis" of Thailand.

The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) has assigned Japanese referee Jumpei Iida to officiate the second leg of the 2022 AFF Cup final at Thammasat Stadium. This "black shirt king" often does not bring luck to the Thai team.

Japanese referee Jumpei Iida is 41 years old this year, and has been a FIFA referee since 2011. He was assigned to officiate the second leg of the 2022 AFF Cup final. In the past, he has refereed many matches of Thailand and often did not bring luck to this team.

Specifically, referee Jumpei Iida officiated in the semi-final match of the 2019 King's Cup between Vietnam and Thailand, the 3rd place match of the King's Cup between Thailand and India, and the first leg of the 2016 AFF Cup final between Thailand and Indonesia. As a result, the Thai team lost all of these matches.

On the contrary, this Japanese referee has a great affinity with Vietnamese football. In addition to the 2019 King's Cup semi-final match in which Vietnam won with a minimum score against Thailand, Jumpei Iida also officiated the match in which the Vietnamese team defeated the UAE 1-0 in the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia at My Dinh Stadium.

That was the match in which this referee showed a red card to a player from the UAE side. He also officiated the match between Hanoi Club and Kitchee (Hong Kong, China) in the 2017 AFC Champions League.

Referee Jumpei Iida.

In the first leg of the 2022 AFF Cup final, Vietnam conceded two goals to Thailand and had to work very hard to maintain a 2-2 draw. Thus, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team must win or have a high-scoring draw against Thailand if they want to be crowned champions.

The second leg of the 2022 AFF Cup final between Thailand and Vietnam will take place at 7:30 p.m. on January 16 in Thammasat (Thailand).

Hanoi Club announces farewell to Doan Van Hau

On January 14, Hanoi Club officially confirmed the termination of the contract with defender Doan Van Hau ahead of schedule.

Defender Doan Van Hau was born in 1999, from Thai Binh and trained at the Hanoi Youth Football Training Center.

During his youth career, Van Hau achieved many successes such as winning the National U19 Championship twice (2016, 2017), and the National U21 Championship once (2016). His excellent performance in the youth team's jersey brought Doan Van Hau the title of "Best Young Player of Southeast Asia 2017". During his 6 seasons as a player of Hanoi Club participating in the V-League, Van Hau played 86 matches in all competitions, contributing 8 goals. He is also one of the most successful young players in Vietnamese football, having won 3 V-League championships with Hanoi Club (2018, 2019, 2022), 2 National Cups (2020, 2022), 2 National Super Cups (2018, 2020).

Van Hau's contract with Hanoi Club has 1 more year to end. However, recently the two sides have been negotiating to terminate the contract before the deadline.

Hanoi FC has officially said goodbye to defender Doan Van Hau - Photo: HNFC

On January 14, Hanoi Club said: "After many discussions between the capital team's leadership and defender Doan Van Hau, Hanoi Club agreed to let the Thai Binh player join the new team before the 2023 season starts."

After leaving Hanoi, Van Hau will join the newly promoted club to V-League 2023, Hanoi Police. Although not officially announced, in recent weeks, the information pages of Hanoi Police Club have posted a lot of information related to Van Hau.

Currently Van Hau is withVietnam teampresent in Thailand to attend the second leg of the AFF Cup final.

Hoang Duc is not suspended in the second leg of the final between Thailand and Vietnam.

Midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc received two yellow cards in the 2022 AFF Cup but was not suspended in the second leg of the semi-final.

In the 52nd minute of the first leg of the final between Vietnam and Thailand, Hoang Duc pulled the shirt of striker Adisak Kraisorn in the midfield. The referee immediately gave Hoang Duc a yellow card because this was a situation where the Thai team had a chance to counterattack dangerously.

Hoang Duc is not suspended.

This is the second yellow card that the midfielder born in 1998 has received atAFF Cup 2022. Hoang Duc's first yellow card was received in the match against the Malaysian team in the group stage.

However, he will not be suspended for the second leg of the final. According to the tournament's regulations, teams that qualify for the semi-finals will have their cards cleared in the group stage. Therefore, Hoang Duc's two yellow cards will not be added together to form a suspension. This player can still play in the second leg of the final.

Man Utd beat Man City with controversial goal

Man Utd won against Man City with a controversial goal by Bruno Fernandes at the end of the second half.

The Manchester derby took place at a time when Man Utd were in good form, while Man City showed signs of instability after losing to Southampton in the Carabao Cup. Man Utd chose a solid defensive counter-attacking style of play. The Red Devils dropped deep and kept a reasonable formation distance.

In the first half, Foden and Haaland had very few chances to touch the ball. It was Man Utd who created more notable situations. In the 11th minute, Casemiro stole the ball from Bernando's wrong pass, Eriksen received the ball and passed it to Bruno Fernandes. The Portuguese midfielder launched a dangerous shot but no goal was scored.

Bruno scored for Man Utd.

In the following minutes, Man Utd continued to persevere with their style of play. They defended with concentration and had deadly counterattacks. In the 34th minute, Rashford even surpassed goalkeeper Ederson but his shot could not get past the Man City defender. 3 minutes later, Rashford was still threatening the opponent's goal but his push was a bit long.

The first 45 minutes passed without any goals. In the second half, Man City started to increase the speed of the match and at one point The Citizen controlled 70% of the ball on the field. In the 60th minute, the visitors' efforts were rewarded. Kevin de Bruyne escaped down the right wing, he crossed the ball accurately for Grealish to jump high and head the ball to open the score.

In the 78th minute, Casemiro passed the ball to Rashford, the English striker was offside but Bruno was the one who finished the ball into the Man City net. The referee recognized the Red Devils' goal, this decision met with much controversy.

Just 4 minutes later, Garnacho crossed accurately for Rashford to finish delicately to increase the score to 2-1. The remaining time was not enough for Man City to find a draw. This victory helped Man Utd catch up with Man City and only 1 point behind their city rivals.

Result: Man Utd 2-1 Man City.