Rostov’s senior coach Vitaly Kafanov said after the Russian Cup match against Khimki near Moscow that the coaching staff was unhappy with the decisions of the chief referee Alexei Sukhoi in the second half. His words were quoted by socialbites.ca.
“We were expecting a tough match, and in the end it was. They gave the opportunity to players who played less than the actual minutes in the championship. There was not a big difference between them and those who played more often. The opponent had a few chances, but we managed to neutralize them.
Do you have a reaction to refereeing? Dissatisfaction in the second half arose not from any one decision, but from a combination of them. They will not say anything more about the refereeing,” Kafanov said.
The match between Khimki and Rostov was played on April 2 at the Arena Khimki stadium and ended with a score of 0:0; Rostovites were more accurate in the penalty shoot-out (7:6). After the end of the match, Rostov’s coaches Valery Karpin and Viktor Onopko were removed from the game.
Rostov’s opponent will be determined after the matches “Akhmat” – “Orenburg”, “Ural” – “Lokomotiv”, which will be played on April 3. Also on April 2, Dinamo Moscow, St. In St. Petersburg, the team qualified for the next round of the tournament by beating SKA-Khabarovsk with a minimum difference of 2:1.
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