HANOI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has submitted to police the suspicious of match fixing at the country' s National Super Cup game, local media reported on Thursday.
The match was between SHB Da Nang and Saigon Xuan Thanh in which the SHB Da Nang won 4-0 over its rival on Feb. 23.
VFF officials said that they received text messages before the game saying that the Xuan Thanh team would lose the game with a goal difference of at least three.
During the match, some players of the losing side displayed a lack of determination during the game that led to doubtful goals, according to the report of VFF.
An officer of the police department under the Ministry of Public Security confirmed on Tuesday that his agency has started looking into the case.
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