Defender Anh Vu finds it difficult to escape the heavy discipline from the VFF Disciplinary Committee

Sharing on his personal page in the evening of the same day, Anh Vu expressed his regret: “Right at this moment, I don’t know what to say but apologize to the Binh Thuan team’s leadership, sorry to the fans. Due to the high pressure and tension of the match, I acted uncontrollably and damaged the referee and the image of the club, I regretted it and didn’t know what to say other than sorry.

Repentance and apology seem to be too late compared to what this player showed on Nha Trang field that day. Because the videotape shows that Anh Vu’s behavior takes place continuously. He rushed to the referee, pushed, hit, grabbed his shirt … until many people rushed to intervene, but if the intervention is slower, it is unknown what the situation will be.

Referee Tran Ngoc Nho recounted: “I was attacked by Vu so suddenly, because I didn’t think this player would behave like that. Because I was so surprised, I couldn’t dodge and was hit in the face by Vu. Fortunately, in the next situation, Vu grabbed my shirt, but I was able to pull away and avoid the punch later, and then everyone rushed to intervene …”.

Being attacked by a player on the football field would be a shock, an inconsolable obsession for any referee. Present in the stands that day was also the presence of VFF General Secretary Le Hoai Anh, Head of the arbitration committee Duong Van Hien, that’s why the heaviest punishment was waiting for Anh Vu.

Ugly image on the last day of the 2022 Second Division at Nha Trang Stadium

A member of the Disciplinary Committee also affirmed: “Such behavior cannot be taken lightly. We will wait for the opinions of relevant parties such as the Vietnam Football Federation, the arbitration board of the Vietnam Football Federation, the Second Division BTC. The country, the supervisors as well as the report from the referee. The penalty is definitely strong.”

In the past, Vietnamese football has seen two captains banned from playing permanently due to uncontrolled behavior on the field. That is defender Chu Van Mui (CATPHCM) who was permanently banned from playing when he threatened referee Nguyen Tuan Hung in the match against Dong Thap in 1996. In the 1997 season, another player was also banned from competing. permanent match when there is unsportsmanlike action on the field is Van Cao (Long An) in the match of Long An – CAHN.

It was not until 10 years later that both of them were cleared of their sentences by the VFF and were officially allowed to participate in activities within the management system of the VFF.