Marc Klok admitted feeling embarrassed after the foul on Van Hau at the AFF Cup

The situation happened in the semi-final second leg between Indonesia and Vietnam in the AFF Cup 2022. In the 74th minute of the match, when the score was 2-0 in favor of Vietnam, the Dutch-born midfielder had The obvious foul-mouthing situation when the Vietnamese team was preparing to take a corner kick.

At that time Marc Klok followed closely Doan Van Hau is in the penalty area. The 29-year-old player then suddenly collapsed on the field and appeared to be in pain, much to Van Hau’s surprise.

The slow motion showed that Van Hau had his hands closed behind his back and had no impact at all. What to do with opposing players? The referee observed this situation well and did not give Van Hau a card. On the contrary, another Indonesian player started a fight with Van Hau, pushed the Thai Binh player down and received a yellow card.

“At that time we were behind. During the break, the coach told me that ‘Marc you need to do something to get Van Hau off the field’. Only then will we have a chance to come back if Vietnam plays with 10 people” Klok explained about his foul on thePodcast program. 433: The Home of Football.

“I tried to annoy him but he’s very smart. I tried to make it look like he was elbowing me” Klok revealed revealed.