Moscow “Spartak” captain Georgy Jikia in the sixth round match of the group stage of the Russian Cup in St. Petersburg commented on the fight with “Zenith”.
The match, which took place on 27 November, ended with the blue-whites winning the penalty shootout (0:0, 4:2 penalty). Immediately after the end of the regular time of the match, a collective brawl broke out on the field, in which not only the players, but also the substitutes and technical team representatives participated.
“I saw a couple getting married here. What is a wedding without a fight? Well, with their vacation. I don’t want to say anything about the struggle. A lot of people, children, women watched it.
Obviously two strong opponents, emotions, someone has completed the task, someone will play in the regions. They travel around the country, no problem.
I was satisfied with Shamar (Nicholson). delivered equipment. He likes to fight for first place, well done, ”quotes the football player DEA News.
As a result of the struggle, three players from each team were shown a red card. From Wilmar Barrios, Rodrigao and Malcolm Zenit; Shamar Nicholson, Alexander Selikhov, and Alexander Sobolev were expelled from Muscovites.
Alexander Medvedev, former CEO of Zenit declarationMoscow media’s St. That he wanted to undermine the St. Petersburg club.