Mr. Yahya Ali Almulla (UAE nationality) was assigned as the main referee for the match between Vietnam and Laos in Binh Duong on March 26. Mr. Ali Almulla's assistants are also from the UAE. This is a match without VAR.
The Vietnamese team will play Laos in the first match of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. Before that, on March 20, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team will play Cambodia (friendly) also in Binh Duong.
Referee Yahya Ali Almulla
Mr. Yahya Ali Almulla has officiated at many continental tournaments. In 2022, the UAE referee participated in officiating a number of men's football matches at the 31st SEA Games held in Vietnam. Among them, Mr. Yahya Ali Almulla's biggest mark was issuing 11 yellow cards and 4 red cards in the semi-final match between U23 Thailand and U23 Indonesia.
Referee Yahya Ali Almulla mainly works in the UAE. In the 2024-2025 season, he issued 51 yellow cards and 3 red cards in 12 matches in the UAE national championship (an average of 4.5 cards/match).
To prepare for the two matches against Cambodia and Laos, the Vietnamese team gathered from March 11 in Binh Duong. Coach Kim Sang-sik called up 26 players, most of whom were members of the 2024 AFF Cup champion squad. Nguyen Filip asked permission to withdraw from the team due to family matters. Tran Trung Kien was transferred from the Vietnam U22 team to the national team to replace his senior.
At the same time, U22 Vietnam will also gather from today, March 10. Coach Kim Sang-sik assigned assistant Dinh Hong Vinh to lead the U22 team to China to participate in a friendly tournament, competing with opponents from Korea, China and Uzbekistan.
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/xac-dinh-trong-tai-tran-tuyen-viet-nam-dau-lao-ar930809.html
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