Brazilian CSKA football player Willian Rocha commented on the scandalous event in the Moscow derby with Spartak (1-2) in the 28th week of the Russian Premier League (RPL).
Recall that in the 67th minute of the match, Spartak forward Alexander Sobolev was shown a red card for holding his groin in front of Willian Rocha. Later, the Brazilian was sent off as he tried to show the referee Sergei Karasev what the Spartak player did with a similar move.
“The Spartak player showed this move for the first time in the middle of the court, long before the removal, and then he made a hoot – Ooo. Then I immediately looked at the lineman and tried to draw his attention to this section.
Then there was a moment at the touchline where I touched the opposing player with the sole. He ran and pointed at something aggressively.
And after all this, it led to a momentary deletion in the penalty area. He showed this gesture to my face once again. And the fact that I quoted this gesture was my attempt to explain to the judge what Sobolev was doing in my direction. I just wanted to draw the attention of the referees to this section, ”says the Brazilian. press office CSKA.
On May 24, the Control and Disciplinary Commission of the Russian Football Union (FTC RFU) investigated the case and sentenced Sobolev to a four-game suspension and revoked the red card shown to Rocher.
On Saturday, June 3rd, CSKA will play at home against Rostov in the 30th-week match of the RPL. On the way “Spartak” will face off against Samara “Wings of the Soviets”. Both meetings will begin at 17:00 Moscow time.
Formerly Alexander Sobolev compared to The gesture and behavior of Sevilla midfielder Joan Jordan against Roman Roma in the Europa League final.
Source: Gazeta
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