Referee Lê Thị Ly in a file photograph. Photo: NVCC / Thanh Niên.
Vietnamese referee Le Thi Ly was appointed to officiate the September 29 Asian Games women’s football semifinal between Japan and South Korea. Thanh Nien said she had handled a semifinal at the Hangzhou Games three years earlier and worked group-stage matches at this edition.
The appointment is another career milestone.
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