MOSCOW, March 29 Sergey Karasev has been appointed chief referee of the match of the 23rd round championship of Russia between the Moscow clubs Lokomotiv and Spartak, according to the website of the Russian Football Union (RFU). The meeting will be held on April 2 at the home stadium of Lokomotiv. Side referees Igor Demeshko and Maxim Gavrilin will help Karasev, the reserve referee — Anton Frolov. Pavel Shadykhanov will be responsible for the video assistance system for referees (VAR), Alexey Lunev will assist him.
