Was the referee wrong to recognize SHB Da Nang's offside goal?

Specifically, at the beginning of the second half when the score was 2-1 in favor of SLNA, Do Merlo suddenly had an empty ball in the penalty area after Minh Tam's previous failed shot. This player quickly shot the ball from close range to equalize 2-2 for Da Nang. A situation in which Do Merlo was considered to be in an offside position before scoring.

Regarding this situation, coach Duc Thang shared: “I don’t want to complain about the referees, but in the match between Da Nang and SLNA, they really didn’t do a good job. After one night, I still have regrets. The referees were wrong to recognize Merlo’s goal.

Looking at the video, we can see that he was offside, standing half a body below our last defender. Besides, we also deserved two more penalties. In the first half Olaha was pulled down in the box and at the end of the match Xuan Toan was brought down in the box. The team was struggling, the referee made this decision, it was sad."

Although SLNA was awarded a penalty, in the phase where midfielder Ewode Christian brought down Olaha and received a second yellow card, this player continued to illegally tackle Xuan Toan in the penalty area afterwards. However, the referee ignored the subsequent foul of the SHB Da Nang foreign player.

“Everything has been really unlucky for us recently. Players have been injured continuously, and we have had a series of matches where we could not take advantage of scoring opportunities. Like the match against Da Nang, we were awarded a penalty, but we still did not score. At this point, I just hope that ‘after the rain, the sky will clear up’, and that bad luck will no longer haunt SLNA,” coach Duc Thang replied sadly.

Regarding Phan Van Duc's injury, SLNA's head coach said: "I still don't know whether Van Duc's injury is serious or not. I'm very concerned about the possibility of his injury when SLNA is currently facing too many problems in terms of personnel. Hopefully Van Duc's injury is not too serious, and SLNA does not encounter any more problems. In 10 days, we have to play 3 matches, that's a very high frequency and SLNA needs the best force to overcome this difficult period."

Because of the fierce play of the two teams, in the last minute of the match, the players of both teams rushed at each other to demand victory. Fortunately, the coaches of both teams intervened in time to stop them. This is not the first time this season that SLNA has been disadvantaged by referee decisions. However, it must be admitted that the Nghe An team is facing one misfortune after another./.

Song Lam Nghe An tied with SHB Da Nang in winning position

(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An Newspaper sends you the main developments of the match between SHB Da Nang and Song Lam Nghe An in round 11 of V.League 2018. The match takes place at Hoa Xuan Stadium at 5:00 p.m. today (June 3).