On October 22, a clip was circulated on social media to capture the moment a lightning strike hit the soccer field.
When there were about 20 players playing in 2 mini soccer fields, lightning suddenly hit the soccer field area. Sighting at the light pole of the soccer field, the fire splashed up and fell onto the field.
Unexpectedly, before the lightning, the players on the field crowded together, some fell on the field. After that, the players shouted and ran away.
The incident of lightning hitting the football field was recorded by a camera recording the match live.
According to the reporter's verification, the lightning incident occurred at around 9:00 p.m. on October 21 at S.N Mini Soccer fields in Le Hong Phong alley, Phu Loi ward, Ho Chi Minh City.
Talking to reporters, the owner of the S.N mini soccer field confirmed the incident and said that no one was injured by lightning. Set damaged the power lines on the field and burned 2 electrical bulbs. The soccer field is currently fixing this problem.

Mr. D.P (residing in Ho Chi Minh City, working in the field of media and sports reporting) said that he was the one who posted the video. At the time of the incident, there were 4 teams playing in the 4th round of Group A of the Workers - Students tournament.
According to Mr. D.P, it was raining heavily before the lightning. When the rain stopped, the players had just been on the field when they were hit by lightning. Fortunately, lightning hit the concrete light pole. At this time, there were about 20 people on the field, all the players ran away, no one was injured.
Mr. D.P hopes that through the incident, the players will be careful, when there is heavy rain and wind, limit playing to ensure safety.