Josep Clotet, coach of Torpedo football club, spoke about spitting towards referee Pavel Shadykhanov during the match against Spartak in the 23rd week of the Russian Premier League (RPL). Transmits words “Championship”.
“Spitting at the judge? I don’t remember the moment you mentioned it. But it wasn’t directly addressed to the referee. I respect the referees. Of course I was angry, but it wasn’t said to the judge. Officials are just doing their job… It’s the referee’s decision to kick me out, not mine. Maybe I had something in my mouth,” he said. Cloth
The match, which was held at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, ended with the 2-1 victory of the red-whites.
Among the winners, Keita Balde and Roman Zobnin scored. Ilya Stefanovich scored for Torpedo.
Thus, “Spartak” rose to second place in the ranking of the Russian championship, gaining 45 points. Torpedo is in the last place with 13 points. The leader of the Russian championship is Zenit with 54 points.
In the next match, Spartak will play against Akron in the Russian Cup. The game will be played on April 19th. On April 22, Torpedo will play Khimki in the RPL match.
Previously reportedZobnin scored Spartak’s 1000th goal in the Russian championships.