Seoul (VNA) – Alarge number of Koreans have demanded referee Kim Dae-yong to be bannedfollowing his poor performance in the Vietnam- United Arab Emirates (UAE) matchat the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
More than 18,000 people have todate supported a petition posted on the official website of President of theRepublic of Korea Moon Jae-in, which asks for revoking the Korean referee’sentitlement to lead international matches.
The petition pointed to seriousmistakes of Kim in the match, which it said could be noticed with basicknowledge on football. It is collecting public support on the site untilOctober 1.
Many Korean football fans said inthe Vietnam-UAE match at the Asian Games 2018 on September 1, the referee wasunfair to the Vietnamese Olympic team by neglecting two times UAE players brokethe rules, which could grant Vietnam a penalty kick.
Losing to the UAE in the match, Vietnammissed the bronze medal. The game went straight to a penalty shootout after thenormal time ended with a 1-1 draw, with Vietnam suffering a 3-4 defeat on thepenalty shootout.-VNA