Yuri Nagornykh, Chairman of the Board of Lokomotiv, commented on the participation of Dmitry Barinov in the Akron match, which was held as part of the Russian Cup. “Sport Express”.
Barinov was supposed to miss the meeting due to a burst of yellow cards, but appeared on the field.
“Losing… The result of the match is negative. According to the situation in the regulations – we’ll figure it out. But don’t refer to the fact that the regulations are confusing. Second mistake of this kind for the team during the year. “We will investigate and come to a conclusion,” said Nagornykh.
Lokomotiv was defeated in a duel with Akron and relegated from the Russian Cup. The main time of the match ended with a score of 1:1 and in the penalty shootout, Togliatti’s (7:6) team came out stronger and will play in the Regions Road semi-final.
The media reported that Lokomotiv violated the rules of the tournament and declared team captain Dmitry Barinov, who had previously received two yellow cards in the matches against Spartak, for his match with Akron. He had to miss the second quarterfinal match due to a warning blast. In the event of a win for the red-greens, Akron or the Russian Football Union (RFU) could contest the result of the last match, which would then forfeit a defeat to Lokomotiv.
Earlier it was reported that Lokomotiv’s midfielder and captain is Dmitry Barinov. spoke About the fact that in the quarter-final match of the Russian Cup Regions Road with Akron, the “railmen” could be forfeited due to the player’s yellow cards.