KUALA LUMPUR: The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) have sent an official letter to the Asean Football Federation (AFF) over the refereeing quality in the match involving Vietnam and Malaysia in Group B of the AFF Mitsubishi Cup at the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on Tuesday.
FAM secretary-general Noor Azman Rahman in a statement informed that action was taken after views were obtained from the FAM referee evaluation committee chaired by their deputy president Datuk S. Sivasundaram, who discussed and examined video clips of several incidents throughout the match.
“Following that, an official letter expressing FAM’s dissatisfaction with the referee’s actions and decisions in the match has been sent to AFF secretary-general Winston Lee this afternoon, to ensure further action can be taken by the Southeast Asian football governing body,” he said.
Controversy erupted when Japanese referee Ryuji Sato awarded a penalty kick to the home team and also red-carded Azam Azmi Murad in the 62nd minute after he claimed the Terengganu youngster had fouled Doan Van Hau outside the field.
Que Ngoc Hai made the most of the opportunity to double Vietnam’s lead after Nguyen Tien Linh had put the team ahead in the first half, and the home side finished with a 3-0 victory courtesy of Nguyen Hoang Duc’s goal close to full-time. — Bernama
