Hai Duong player Vu Van Thanh apologizes after being banned from playing for 3 matches

"During the past day, Thanh has thought a lot about his actions and has also received a lot of feedback from everyone. In a match, especially at a tense stage like the present, sometimes Thanh's emotions cannot be controlled, causing Thanh to have inappropriate actions that upset everyone.

Thanh would like to officially send a sincere apology for his reactions & this is definitely a big lesson for Thanh personally!

I hope everyone will continue to accompany and support Thanh on the next journey.", original text shared by Vu Van Thanh on Facebook.

The Thanh Mien defender's post immediately received shares and encouragement from many fans, who wished that the player would maintain his image and "get up where he falls". However, some fans expressed dissatisfaction, saying that Van Thanh should apologize to referee Le Vu Linh - the person who was insulted - instead of just making a general apology.

In the match where Hanoi Police lost 0-2 to Quang Nam in round 17 of V-League 2023 - 2024, after receiving a yellow card for a foul, Van Thanh used offensive words and was given a second yellow card by referee Le Vu Linh and was sent off. The Organizing Committee of V-League 2023 - 2024 decided to ban him from playing for 3 matches and fine him 10 million VND. This is the heaviest penalty ever imposed on a player from Hai Duong playing in the Vietnamese professional football league.

Vu Van Thanh is a talented defender of Vietnamese football, emerging from the 2018 AFC U23 Championship - the tournament where Vietnam U23 won the runner-up position. Having grown up and played for many years at Hoang Anh Gia Lai, the defender from Tu Cuong commune (Thanh Mien) went to the North to join the Hanoi Police.

After 17 rounds, Van Thanh's Hanoi Police Club is ranked fourth on the rankings, 10 points behind the top team, Nam Dinh Steel Blue, and 1 point behind the team above, Binh Dinh.