Former football player of Moscow CSKA and Spartak, Valery Masalitin, told socialbites.ca that he did not see any ill will in the obscene gesture made by Krasnodar player John Cordoba to fate in the match of the round of 16 of the Russian Premier. League (RPL) with Yekaterinburg “Ural” and explained its actions with emotion.
“No, there was nothing conscious there of course, it was just emotions. You were the favorite, you were the leader everywhere, you got the most points, but now that handicap has disappeared and you are already in second place. Emotions come into play, now you have tough matches ahead of you, you are losing… All this adds up. He wanted to release the negative emotions of the loss. This is where this obscene act took place, which will most likely lead to disqualification,” said Masalitin.
Cordoba removed Ural for making an obscene gesture to the referee after the final whistle of the match. After the match he tested Enter the judge’s office to understand why he was dismissed. He asked in a raised tone but without insulting: “Why did you do this to my team?” Ural employees, with the help of the Krasnodar translator, prevented the referee from entering his room. After the convincing of both club representatives, the football player calmed down and went to the dressing room.
On November 26, Krasnodar sensationally lost to Ural with a score of 1:3 in the round of 16 match of the RPL. Emerson, Egorychev and Kashtanov scored for the winners. Cordoba scored the guest team’s only goal.
Collecting 32 points after 16 rounds, Krasnodar rose from first place to second place in the rankings. Zenit came out on top thanks to a crushing 3:0 win against Sochi.
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