In the match between the Vietnam national team and Saudi Arabia early this morning (September 3), the red card (after 2 yellow cards) for player Đỗ Duy Mạnh along with the referee’s penalty decision became a turning point that changed the situation. The home team easily equalized after the penalty and finished the match with a score of 3 – 1, leaving Vietnamese fans extremely regretful.
Behind the regret, viewers also debated quite a bit about the situation in the 51st minute. Player number 7 Alfaraj took a close-range shot. Duy Mạnh used his body to block. The ball hit the thigh of player number 2 and then bounced up to his hand. Initially, referee Ilgiz Tantashev did not blow the whistle, but after consulting VAR, the referee changed his decision. He issued a second yellow card to Duy Mạnh and awarded a penalty to the home team.
“To me, Duy Mạnh still made a brave play!!!”
His opinion received two contrasting streams of comments; some supported him, but many others felt that this male commentator was being more emotional than rational in his critique. Some accounts even criticized him for needing to “be more civilized” when cheering and analyzing football.
Reacting to the insulting comments,
Tùng Hoạ Mi fiercely argued back, even using profanity to defend his viewpoint: “I’d rather say there wasn’t a card yet, but here there is already ** one card, after watching VAR they gave a second, I don’t understand why they reviewed it so thoroughly @@!”
He also directly confronted those who criticized his understanding and analytical skills of the match, stating: “There are many superior people sitting here telling me not to watch football anymore, pretending to understand the rules so well. ** Even those who make the rules are still debating this situation, judging like a saint and *** having no emotion about the situation, acting superior to their own players in a moment when they threw their whole body to block the ball, wow you guys are amazing.”
Everyone watching football has their own perspective, and debate is inevitable. However, if the debate goes too far and affects the image within the community, it is truly regrettable. As of now, this debate has yet to find a resolution.