The referee forgives Van Quyet
"Van Quyet phoned to apologize to me this morning. He already knew how to admit his mistake, I let it go. As a man, I don't mind, but I also told Van Quyet that he must know how to control himself more. ", Mr. Nguyen Thanh told MetaSports this afternoon.
Van Quyet came to react, arguing with Mr. Nguyen Thanh after the match between Binh Dinh and Hanoi FC ended. During the controversy, the captain of Hanoi FC collided with this assistant referee, making it difficult for Mr. Nguyen Thanh to breathe.
The incident stemmed from a situation where Mr. Nguyen Thanh advised referee Nguyen Manh Hai to change from a free kick outside the penalty area to a penalty of 11m when goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan fouled Rafaelson in the 60th minute. This was the turning point of the match. match, when Rafaelson kicked the penalty to make it 2-1 for Binh Dinh. In injury time, this foreign striker added a 3-1 result, causing Hanoi FC to receive its first defeat in the V-League 2023 and miss the opportunity to return to the top of the V-League.
In the post-match report, assistant referee Nguyen Thanh said that he had a good angle of view and detected a foul in the penalty area, so he should advise the referee to penalize 11m.
"Players often lose their temper and react to the referee excessively. The referee needs to be respected. I hope Van Quyet knows what's wrong and corrects it, and the other players also have to know in moderation," Mr. Nguyen Thanh said. more.
The V-League Organizing Committee has gathered documents to transfer to the Disciplinary Committee of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). Van Quyet is likely to receive a suspension of at least three matches and a fine.
Van Quyet, responding to MetaSports this morning on April 18, also admitted that it was "too wrong to react to the referee", and apologized and accepted all penalties.
When asked about the "physical abuse" arbitration case, the head of the arbitration committee Dang Thanh Ha shared: "I am very sad because it happened. When we touch each other, the biggest loss is the loss of life. mutual respect, not pain. In football, the referee is an official. I just feel sad, but how to handle it, there are regulations, there is a Disciplinary Committee, I don't want to talk about it."
