Spartak’s Jamaican forward Shamar Nicholson appreciated the actions of referee Vitaly Meshkov in yesterday’s match against Ural in the Russian Premier League (RPL).
“Am I angry with the judge? Yes, and it’s okay. But what can you do? Nothing can be done. The past cannot be changed. The important thing is what will happen in the future,” Nicholson said. “Sport Express”.
Yesterday Spartak hosted Ural and drew 2-2. Ruslan Litvinov scored a double, Rai Vlut and Eric Bikfalvi scored one each. At the end of the match, referee Vitaly Meshkov canceled Alexander Sobolev’s goal in the Ural due to a foul against the Yekaterinburg goalkeeper, while the red-white player did not participate in the violation.
Nicholson appeared in the starting 11 and remained on the field for 59 minutes, leaving his place to Sobolev. The Jamaican has had a total of 14 games, 3 goals and one assist this season.
After 18 RPL games, Spartak has accumulated 37 points and is second in the standings. The backlog of leading Zenit is already eight points.
In the next round, Guillermo Abascal’s team will play Fakel.
Formerly Gennady Orlov Reply to Leonid Fedun about the RPL championship race killed by the referee Meshkov.