MOSCOW, March 19, Alexander Sergeev. Former football player of the Russian national team Alexander Mostovoy said that referees quite often turn to the help of the video assistant referee (VAR) system at the moments when Spartak Moscow players break the rules. In the match of the 22nd round of the Russian Football Championship, Spartak could not beat Nizhny Novgorod away. The match ended with the score 1:1. At the end of the first half, as a result of a joint with the hosts' player Kirill Gotsuk, the defender of the “red-whites” Ayrton was injured. The referee of the match, Sergey Ivanov, did not see a violation of the rules in the episode. «I don’t understand why the referee didn’t turn to VAR when Ayrton was stepped on with spikes on his leg. In my opinion, this is a removal. When Ayrton screamed, I clearly understood that there was a serious violation. And VAR is watched many times against Spartak,” said Mostovoy. «Spartak» looked better in matches, but it was difficult to expect anything when «Nizhny Novgorod» was defending with the whole team. At first, it was not very clear to me why the penalty was not counted or not allowed to be interrupted. I don't remember seeing something like that In the second half, «Spartak» could score more, it was impossible to miss this attack of the opponent immediately after the goal. There is a serve, the defenders could knock the ball out with their heads … It was generally funny, «added the source of the agency.
