Head of the VFF referee committee: 'Goalkeeper Chatchai should have been shown a red card'

In the 43rd minute of the match between Vietnam and Thailand last night in the

of the AFF Cup 2020, a controversy happened. It happened after Van Toan had received a pass and headed near of the Thai team. At this time, goalkeeper Chatchai rushed out of the area to confront him but was t by Van Toan. Goalkeeper Chatchai then pulled Van Toan down.

After this situation, referee Adba showed a yellow card to the goalkeeper of the Thai team and awarded a free kick to the Vietnamese team. However, fans and experts generally deemed that in this situation, the goalkeeper of the Thai team deserved a red card, not a yellow card.

Talking to Tuoi Tre Online about this situation, Mr. Duong Van Hien - head of the VFF's referee committee - said: "In this situation, according to the referee's judgment, goalkeeper Chatchai prevented a potential attack from Vietnam. Because he thought it was only to prevent a possibility, he only showed Chatchai a yellow card.

However, in my opinion, if the Thai goalkeeper hadn’t pulled Van Toan down, Van Toan would have had a great opportunity to score against Thailand. The act was to prevent a situation that was likely to result in a goal even if it had taken place

. In my opinion, goalkeeper Chatchai needed to receive a red card."

However, Mr. Duong Van Hien also said that in football there are many situations where the referee's judgment is 50-50.

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