The referee denied 1 goal and 1 penalty, causing Hanoi FC to lose to HAGL?
Round 8 of V.League 2023/2024, Hanoi FC has a trip to Pleiku Stadium to meet host LPBank HAGL. Facing an opponent who is in a crisis of form, only drawing and losing in the previous 7 matches, the away team aims to win all 3 points to narrow the gap with the top. However, the result after 90 minutes brought them disappointment.
A Hoang celebrates the opening goal for LPBank HAGL. Photo: HAGL FC.
After only 34 minutes of play, Hanoi FC was led 2-0 after goals from A Hoang and Jhon Cley. The 2 goals lost made the capital team wake up and rise up strongly, creating suffocating pressure on LPBank HAGL’s field, from which a series of dangerous opportunities came their way. If it weren’t for the luck and excellence of goalkeeper Phan Dinh Vu Hai, perhaps the home team’s net at Pleiku Stadium would have vibrated 4-5 times.
Do Hung Dung was pulled down by Le Van Son within 16m50 of LPBank HAGL.
In fact, there are at least 2 situations where if the match had VAR, Hanoi FC would have scored 100 goals. In the 44th minute, Do Hung Dung fell in the penalty area of LPBank HAGL, but referee Le Vu Linh did not give Hanoi FC 11m. The slow motion tape showed that Le Van Son pulled Do Hung Dung’s shirt before the midfielder fell to the field and that was the reason the away team’s coaching staff reacted violently.
Chaotic situation in the 88th minute.
At the 88th minute, after a corner kick, Delnison jumped high and headed the ball toward LPBank HAGL’s goal. The majority of players in blue and yellow shirts argued fiercely and then the ball was cleared. However, Hanoi FC players thought the ball had crossed the goal line and demanded a goal. Unfortunately, referee Le Vu Linh waved his hand and allowed the match to continue. The slow motion shows that the ball seems to have crossed the LPBank HAGL goal line before being cleared…
If the match LPBank HAGL vs Hanoi FC had VAR, the away team probably would have had at least 2 goals, thereby not losing to the home team. Obviously, coach Dinh The Nam and his team have reasons to be disappointed with the match results as well as referee Le Vu Linh’s decisions.
