MOSCOW, Apr 17 Match of the 25th round of the Russian Premier League ( RPL) between Sochi and Lokomotiv was marked by a hot fight on the field, as a result of which the defender of the hosts Rodrigo and the forward of the capital club Jan Kukhta were removed. The incident occurred in the 60th minute. Kukhta and Rodrigo grappled in the Sochi penalty area. First, the Lokomotiv football player stepped on his opponent's stomach with his knee, and then the Sochi defender knocked down his opponent. After reviewing the VAR, the referee Vasily Kazartsev decided to send both players off. =”0″ allowfullscreen=”1″ allow=”autoplay; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture”>All this has led to a big brawl between the teams. Rodrigo, leaving for the room under the stands, tried to break through to Kukhta. However, he was stopped by representatives of Sochi. The match continued and ended in a draw – 2:2.
