Second-class player punches the umpire

In the 32nd minute of the play-off match for tickets to the first place in 2023, on Nha Trang Stadium, Anh Vu entered the ball with both dangerous feet with a Vinh Phuc player. Having received a second yellow card, central defender Binh Thuan got angry, pushed and punched the referee Me.

Even when his teammates, assistant referee and coach Binh Thuan – Nguyen Minh Dung intervened, Anh Vu still did not cool down. He continued to push the book, pointed his finger in the face and insulted referee Me. The incident was so tense that even the mobile police had to run into the yard.

On the way to leave the field, Binh Thuan’s players also challenged the audience.

“The situation of refereeing the second yellow card of the referee Remember is correct,” the head of the refereeing committee Duong Van Hien, who was present at the field at that time with VFF General Secretary Le Hoai Anh, told VnExpress. “This player kicks a central defender, hits the ball very maliciously. Even though he received a yellow card and was warned by the referee, he continued to play bad, and it is appropriate to receive an indirect red card.”

According to Mr. Hien, with the above act of attacking the referee, Anh Vu will definitely receive a heavy disciplinary sentence from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).

Anh Vu was born in 1989 and played for Saigon FC for three seasons in the V-League, before playing for Binh Thuan in the First Division this season.

The player attacks the referee

Before this incident, Binh Thuan was led 2-0 by Vinh Phuc. But after the second half, the South Central representative equalized 2-2 and brought the match to a penalty shootout. Here, they won 8-7, winning tickets to the first place in 2023.

The remaining play-off match also took place this afternoon, between Dong Nai and Hoa Binh.

Duc Dong