The director of Ulyanovsk “Volga” Mikhail Navolokin shared his opinion on the decision of the Control and Disciplinary Committee of the Russian Football Union (FTC RFU) to fine the club 500 thousand rubles and to keep a match without spectators under surveillance.
Thus, Volga was penalized for throwing a banana by a spectator at the blue-white-blue midfielder Wendel in the match of the first stage of the quarter-finals of the Russian Cup Road of Regions against St. Petersburg Zenit.
“We are discussing the possibility of filing an appeal. It seems to us that the amount cannot be compared with the deed. The situation is twofold. Now there is a procedure to search for the person who did this. If we find him in the near future, it will be easier for us to appeal, ”says Navolokin. “Championship.com”.
90+1 of the match played in Ulyanovsk on February 25. Remember when one of the fans threw a banana at Wendel. The match ended with Zenith’s victory of 3:0. Then, a photo of the alleged perpetrator appeared in the media, but has not been found so far.
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