Saudi Arabian media accuses referee of favoring Indonesia

" The first goal of the Indonesian team was clearly an illegal play. Before that, the Saudi player was fouled in the penalty area, they should have been awarded a penalty. The Indonesian defender collided with Saud Abdul in the penalty area, VAR should have intervened ," Arriyadiyah news site quoted former Egyptian referee Mohamed Kamal Risha.

The opening goal of the match between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia came from a quick counter-attack by the home team. Ragnar Oratmangoen passed the ball at high speed to Marselino Ferdinan. The midfielder, born in 2004, handled the ball neatly and finished beautifully into the Saudi Arabian net. This goal made the match more favorable for the Indonesian team.

Referee Rustam Lutfullin officiated the match between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. This referee in black is only 33 years old and is considered a "promising young talent" of Uzbekistan. Mr. Rustam Lutfullin is not a strange name to Vietnamese fans. The referee born in 1991 just officiated the match between Hanoi Police Club and Buriram United in the Southeast Asian Club Championship.

According to former referee Kamal Risha, Mr. Rustam Lutfullin also made another mistake. This decision also affected the result of the match.

" The referee made a mistake when he gave Justin Hubner a yellow card despite consulting VAR. This player should have received a red card because his kick hit Saudi Mohammed Al-Qahtani in the head, putting the opponent in danger ," Mr. Risha was upset.

However, this was a difficult situation to give Hubner a red card. He raised his leg when competing for the ball but did not intentionally try to take down his opponent. Referee Rustam made a reasonable decision to give him a yellow card.

Shortly after, Hubner committed another dangerous foul and received a second yellow card. The short period of playing with a man advantage was not enough for Saudi Arabia to regain a point. Indonesia won 2-0 in the end.

Mai Phuong

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