Round 23 V.League: The 'stains' in Coach Park's eyes

(Baonghean.vn) - The 23rd round is considered the turning point round that decides the championship race of this year's season, as well as the relegation spot, with many incidents from both referees and players.

First, at Pleiku Stadium, although referee Nguyen Dinh Thai did his job quite well in the match between HAGL and Hanoi, Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem's ​​players still reacted strongly because there was a situation where they thought the referee had awarded a penalty. However, if the referee had not been lenient, Hanoi Club would have certainly received more than 1 yellow card for Van Dung and Duc Huy. The match ended with a dramatic 3-2 victory for the home team HAGL.

Coach Park Hang Seo attended 3 matches in round 23 of V.League. Photo: Hoang Tung.

At Nha Trang Stadium, in the match between Khanh Hoa and SLNA, central defender Zarour Chaher bit Manh Hung's hand, causing it to swell. Not only that, at the end of the match, this central defender also went to SLNA's technical area to cause trouble, forcing the coach of S. Khanh Hoa Club to pull him back. Despite being behind, SLNA still managed to regain 1 point with a precious goal by Olaha in the 80th minute.

In the match at Cam Pha Stadium between Than Quang Ninh and Hai Phong, for ease of management, the Organizing Committee divided the Hai Phong fans (up to thousands of people) into many groups, by selling a limited number of tickets in each stand.

This action by the Cam Pha Stadium Organizing Committee seemed to help “cool down” the opposition. However, it seems that this calculation was not correct. Frustrated with being separated, plus having their cheering equipment such as shirts, flags, scarves, etc. confiscated, some fans reacted with words and even… flares. In this match, the home team Quang Ninh won by a narrow 1-0.

The match between HAGL and Hanoi at Pleiku Stadium was the third time referee Nguyen Dinh Thai from Nghe An was on duty at V.League. Photo: Hoang Tung

The match between home team Long An and FLC Thanh Hoa only really stood out from the 65th minute, when Wander Luiz put the ball into Tien Dung's net from a rather unexpected cross from his teammate, making the away team's defense "freeze". Referee Tran Van Lap looked at his assistant, then signaled to acknowledge the goal.

The home team celebrated after the referee's action, but FLC Thanh Hoa reacted violently by surrounding the entire referee team. After consulting with the assistant, the main referee Van Lap "blew the whistle", deciding not to recognize the home team's equalizer, much to the anger of the Long An team. Coach Minh Phuong said in the post-match press conference that it was "a joke of Vietnamese football".

Striker Do Merlo is a big disappointment for Han River football fans. Photo: Van Tuan

At SHB Da Nang Stadium, the Han River team welcomed their "brother" Quang Nam Club. The match was quite boring in the first half. However, in the second half, the drama increased and the uncontrolled and unnecessarily hot-tempered situations of the two foreign players Gramoz K. and Do Merlo caused these two players to receive a direct red card for foul play. In a match with average technical quality and plenty of violent situations, Quang Nam won 2-0 with a double from R.Claudecir, pushing FLC Thanh Hoa down to second place.

In the above matches, the matches between HAGL and Hanoi, S. Khanh Hoa BVN and SLNA and SHB Da Nang and Quang Nam Club were witnessed by the national team head coach Park Hang Seo. After 3 days of watching V.League, this Korean strategist must have had some not-so-optimistic feelings about Vietnamese football./.

Trung Kien