Hanoi Police player banned for 3 matches for kicking Hoang Duc

Van Toan was banned from playing three matches and fined 15 million VND, based on Clause 1, Article 39 of the Disciplinary Regulations of the Vietnam Football Federation on Physical Violation.

The penalty stemmed from Van Toan kicking midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc in the ankle in the 53rd minute of the match in which Hanoi Police lost 1-2 to Viettel at Hang Day Stadium on February 14. Despite the dangerous foul, Van Toan only received a yellow card from referee Nguyen Viet Duan. A day later, Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF - the tournament organizer) sent a dispatch to the VFF Disciplinary Board reporting on this situation and requesting additional disciplinary action against Van Toan.

After being fouled, Hoang Duc tried to play but had to leave the field in the 58th minute. After the match, coach Thach Bao Khanh was worried that he had suffered a serious injury. However, yesterday, Hoang Duc confirmed that the injury was not too serious, only soft tissue damage and he could return to play in round 4 against Nam Dinh on February 19.

Hoang Van Toan was born in 2001, from Lang Son and grew up in the People's Police youth training center. Last year, he was a key factor helpingPeople's Police(now Hanoi Police) won the First Division and won the right to be promoted to V-League. He was also in the U22 Vietnam team that won the U22 Southeast Asian Championship in February 2022. At that time, Toan went to Cambodia later as a support because the main team player was infected with Covid-19.

This penalty causes Van Toan to miss rounds 4 and 5 of the V-League, as well as a match at the 2023 National Cup.

According to VnExpress