After reviewing VAR, the referee decided not to recognize Xuan Son's goal because he judged that the Vietnamese striker had handled the ball.
In the 82nd minute, after a dispute with a Singapore defender, Xuan Son received the ball and then made a beautiful shot, burning the home team's net. However, the referee immediately disallowed the goal for the Vietnamese team.
However, VAR technology was used, so before the reaction of the Vietnamese team players, the main referee reviewed VAR. It took about 5 minutes from Xuan Son's goal to review VAR, the main referee did not recognize the goal of this naturalized striker. The "king in black" signaled, Xuan Son let the ball touch his hand before scoring.
Speaking about the referee's decision, a former FIFA referee said: "It's not really clear from the TV angle. We can't determine whether the hand actually touched the ball or not. Therefore, we have to respect the referee's decision."
This decision cost the Vietnamese team a goal that could have given them an advantage in the second leg at home.
VN (synthesis)