Scoring a “stupid” own goal, Can Tho Captain receives a heavy judgment

In the game between XSKT Can Tho and Binh Phuoc in National Cup Qualifiers, there was an extremely rare situation when Can Tho, at 39’, got a corner kick from their side, Nguyen Van Quan shoot right in their team net with the witness of everyone in the stadium .

After that, referee Le Duc Thuan didn’t recognize the goal and gave Binh Phuoc a corner kick. The final result was a draw, Binh Phuoc, however, won shootout 8-7

Can Tho FC had a meeting to find out the matter. On 1 April, this club gave an official announcement. Can Tho head coach, shared with reporters, said “after the meeting, we consider many factors, we decided to take Van Quan’s captaincy as well as suspend 3 matches. A player’s professional skills is of individual matter, but break the rule might result in some punishments. Can Tho board viewed this situation from other perspectives. Van Quan admitted his foul and agree with this suspense.”

Can Tho is going to send this document to VFF as well as League organizer company VPF. Previously, VPF’s president Mr Tran Anh Tu confirmed every video tapes and document related to the match were sent to VFF’s disciplinary board, every acts against this will receive the judgment they deserve.