V.League 2017 and accusations and justifications

(Baonghean.vn) - From the story of referees blowing the whistle, fighting, violence to suspicions of conceding points in round 23 of V.League - all sides have justifications, but in the end, none are convincing...

At Long An Stadium, after changing his decision and not allowing the goal, referee Tran Van Lap, under pressure from public opinion, affirmed that he had acted fairly: “When I went out to talk to my assistant, he said that the situation was offside so I changed it, otherwise I would still have kept my previous decision to allow the goal.

“I asked: “Calm down and re-evaluate whether the situation was offside or not?” He confirmed: “It was offside.” Only then did I dare to change my decision. He was wrong, he should have called offside. If the linesman was wrong, I had to correct him because I was the one with the highest responsibility on the field. If the assistant was wrong, the main referee had to correct it.”

Referee Tran Van Lap will not be invited by VPF to work until the end of the tournament. Photo: Internet.

However, unfortunately for referee Tran Van Lap, his explanation was “exposed” by his former teammate, and he was not allowed to perform his duties until the end of the tournament. Former An Giang team goalkeeper Phan Truong wrote a “petition” of more than a thousand words on his personal Facebook just to denounce Mr. Lap’s “crimes” in the past. The content affirmed that this “black shirt king” had been blatantly biased in order to force his An Giang team to “lose” to Nam Dinh in the match in the First Division in the 2011-2012 season.

At Hoa Xuan Stadium, SHB Da Nang lost miserably to Quang Nam FC on a day when two home players received red cards for fighting. Coach Le Huynh Duc strongly criticized the referee: "The referee broke up the game, making it no longer attractive."

Regarding the suspicion that his "brother" gave up points raised by viewers, Coach Hoang Van Phuc (Quang Nam Club) affirmed that his team did not have to ask for points, the number 1 position on the V.League rankings at the moment is thanks to the efforts of the whole team.

Not yet, it has been over for a few days but the match between S. Khanh Hoa BVN and SLNA has not cooled down because of the accusation that the opponent bit the hand of the central defender Pham Manh Hung. “In a defensive phase, competing with Zarour Chaher, I fell down and my left arm accidentally pressed against his neck. Suddenly, Zarour Chaher (central defender of S. Khanh Hoa BVN - PV) bit my hand hard and then returned to the home field.... I saw that the incident was not serious and I could continue playing. 10 minutes later, he was injured and was replaced.” – Pham Manh Hung recounted.

In response to the above accusation, in the press, Zarour Chaher expressed his indignation and responded: “Manh Hung did not play football. He only tried to provoke me with curses or collisions. As for the picture, I think it is not difficult to get it after each match. It is really a lie. I have never bitten anyone like that. If it was really a bite, it must have had more “signs” than that. I need clear evidence, if he thinks I did it!”

In a controversial issue, everyone has the right to speak up to defend themselves without providing the most convincing evidence. But in a playground with many controversial issues, mixed with truth and falsehood like V.League, explanations are difficult to gain the trust of the audience, and sometimes even have the opposite effect./.

Hoai Hoan