VAR took 5 minutes to check Hoang Duc's goal
In the 69th minute, Mohamed Essameldin threw the ball delicately into the penalty area for Hoang Duc to escape to the volley to raise the score to 2-0 for Viettel. While the home players were celebrating, referee Ngo Duy Lan signaled for the game to be paused for the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) team to check for offside.
After more than five minutes, VAR gave an error-free result and referee Ngo Duy Lan recognized the goal, allowing the game to continue.
The match on Hang Day Stadium in the third round of phase II is the first time VAR has been applied in the history of the Vietnamese league. Vietnam Football Federation VFF and Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company VPF decided to choose this match to apply, based on FIFA's recommendation to choose a low-stress match to apply.
The same situation happened in the 7th minute when Janclesio collided with Tran Danh Trung in the penalty area. VAR took five minutes to check but couldn't make a decision, and asked referee Ngo Duy Lan to check directly. After watching the video, Mr. Duy Lan gave Viettel a penalty. On the 11m mark, Duc Chien scored a 4-0 score in the 105th minute.
In the 106th minute, the final whistle blew to close one of the longest matches in V-League history. In this match, referee Ngo Duy Lan also had four more pauses to listen to advice from VAR but no penalty.
In addition to the two goals mentioned above, Viettel opened the scoring in the 12th minute thanks to Essameldin. Hoang Duc also completed a brace in the first minute of the second half with a close-range ball into an empty net.
The victory helped Viettel to have 28 points to rise to third in the rankings, equal to the Hanoi Police, but ranked behind due to poor goal difference and playing more than one match. Ha Tinh with 20 points ranked sixth.
Viettel: Pham Van Phong, Bui Tien Dung, Cao Tran Hoang Hung, Tran Manh Cuong, Phan Tuan Tai, Jaha, Duc Chien, Hoang Duc, Nham Manh Dung, Jefferson Elias, Mohamed Essameldin
Ha Tinh: Thanh Tung, Janclesio, Vu Viet Trieu, Ngoc Thang, Van Hanh, Ngo Xuan Toan, Bui Van Duc, High School, Vu Quang Nam, Jose Paulo Pinto, Diallo Abdoulaye.
