Former midfielder of the Russian national team Alexander Mostovoy, Zenit St. He commented on the news that St. Petersburg applied to the Expert Referee Commission affiliated to the Presidency of the Russian Football Union (ESK RFU) regarding the removal of the red-and-white players from the squad. Quincy Promes and Nail Umyarov.
Recall that the 6th round fight of the Russian Cup group stage was played between Zenit and Spartak on 27 November, and ended with the blue-whites winning the penalty shoot-out (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 already said that you can watch the video over and over. What happened on the field is a complete disaster. You can even remove ten players for obscene language. How can I evaluate the behavior of “Zenith”? Spartak can also file a complaint. Both sides are guilty, ”quotes from Mostovoy “Sport Express”.
As a result of the fight, the chief referee of the meeting, Vladimir Moskalev, removed three players from each team. From Wilmar Barrios, Rodrigao and Malcolm Zenit; Shamar Nicholson, Alexander Selikhov, and Alexander Sobolev were expelled from Muscovites.
Former Honorary President of the RFU Vyacheslav Koloskov judicial A big brawl in the match between Zenit and Spartak is a good sign.