After being violently attacked, does the referee have to apologize after the 2023 Hung Vuong Women's Volleyball Cup final?

Controversial decisions of the referee in the 2023 Hung Vuong Women's Cup Finals reminded NHM of a similar controversy 7 years ago, also in the tournament on Phu Tho land.

On the evening of April 14, 2016 at the first women's semi-final match of the Hung Vuong Cup between Tien Nong Thanh Hoa and Vietinbank, it was underestimated, but the Thanh girls still tried to bring the match into the 5th set, the climax was pushed. culminated when Tien Nong Thanh Hoa led 14-13 and stood before the match-point (the point that decided the match).

In the next phase, Vietinbank hit the ball out of the field and thought that Tien Nong Thanh Hoa would have a brave victory, but the referee determined the ball in the yard and got points for the bank team.

With a heavily inhibited mentality, the Thanh team let the opponent score 2 more points and accepted the final defeat 2-3, immediately the Viet Tri gymnasium waved with an unprecedented backlash. of the NHM.

Right that night, after returning to the hotel, coach Tien Nong Thanh Hoa Le Thi Binh received a call to apologize from referee Huy Tai. Sharing with the media, Ms. Le Thi Binh said that the referee and the line referee called to apologize and admitted the situation was too fast to keep up.

After yesterday's 2023 Hung Vuong Women's Cup Final, people were reminded of the match of 7 years ago, things became even more serious as technology became more and more developed, the personal Facebook of the referees related to each other. continued to be attacked by fans and asked to apologize for the controversial decision.

The consequences of a tournament without Video Challenge Eyes became very clear, this was also a bloody experience with the organizers of volleyball tournaments, avoiding the controversy where the referee became the focus of criticism.