Former Spartak Moscow player Andrey Tikhonov shared his opinion on the Russian Football Union Control and Disciplinary Committee’s (FTC RFU) decision to disqualify red-and-white striker Alexander Sobolev for four games for making an obscene gesture in the CSKA match.
“Let’s start with the wording of the law. Perhaps they were warned that there would be a harsher punishment if a fight broke out in the match against Zenit. The law is the law. What is written is what should be expected. He gave four games. Let’s see what happens next, ”Tikhonov reports “Sport Express”.
Recall that in the 67th minute of the 28th round match of the Russian Premier League (RPL), Spartak – CSKA Sobolev received a red card for holding his groin in front of CSKA defender Willian Rocha, then he was sent off with a similar move. , trying to show the referee Sergei Karasev what the Spartak player did.
On May 24, the FTC RFU reviewed the incident and sanctioned Sobolev with a four-game suspension, as well as incorrectly canceling the red card shown to Roche.
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