Specifically, FIFA referee Tuan Mohn Yaasin Bin Harafiah blew the whistle in the Khanh Hoa - Da Nang match on April 16.
The two assistant referees are Pham Hoai Tam and Tran Duy Khanh. The 4th referee is Kong Tam Cuong.
Referee Razlan Joffri Bin Ali blew the whistle in the Thanh Hoa - Ho Chi Minh City match on April 17.
The two assistant referees are Nguyen Trung Hau and Nguyen Trung Viet. The 4th referee is Nguyen Ngoc Tung.
Referee Yaasin Hanafiah once officiated the Thanh Hoa - Ho Chi Minh City match in round 22 of V.League 2022.
Referee Joffri Bin Ali once officiated the Thanh Hoa - Pho Hien play-off in 2019.
The VFF Referee Board's selection of Malaysian referees to blow the whistle in the two above matches occurred after many scandals surrounding the mistakes of domestic referees.
Previously, in round 5, referee Truong Hong Vu made a serious mistake that directly affected the final result of the match Nam Dinh - Khanh Hoa. Also in this round, assistant referee Nguyen Lam Minh Dang made a mistake in the match between Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi FC.
Most recently, refereeing continued to be the focus of round 6 of V.League 2023 with referee Vu Nguyen Vu " blowing the whistle" in the match between Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Dinh on the evening of April 13 at Thong Nhat Stadium.
Initially, Mr. Vu awarded the home team HCMC a free kick outside the penalty area when striker Victor Mansaray hit center back Adriano Schmidt.
After that, assistant referee Nguyen Thanh Trung consulted with the referee, helping referee Vu Nguyen Vu make a more accurate decision when awarding Ho Chi Minh City a penalty.
The two foreign referees are deployed in matches that are considered sensitive for round 7.
These are two matches with the participation of Khanh Hoa and Ho Chi Minh City - teams considered "victims" of referees in the recent rounds.
